This March, Foley sponsored the Wisconsin Public Utilities Institute’s annual Public Utilities Law Update. This event covered the regulatory and legislative developments in the Wisconsin utility industry over the past year. Virtual and in person attendees included Wisconsin Public
Renewable Energy Outlook
Renewable Energy Outlook, published by Foley & Lardner LLP, focuses on legal and regulatory developments affecting the renewable energy sector. The blog covers topics such as tax credits and incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act, energy community designations, construction lending and financing for renewable projects, risk mitigation in construction loan agreements, and utility procurement policies for energy storage. It also addresses supply chain and onshoring trends in clean energy manufacturing, regulatory compliance, and market dynamics impacting renewable energy project development and investment. The content is aimed at legal professionals, developers, investors, and stakeholders involved in renewable energy transactions and policy.
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Foley Sponsors IEL’s 73rd Annual Energy Law Conference
On February 17 and 18, 2022, energy attorneys, in house counsel, consultants, scholars, advocates, and legal publishers nationwide gathered together in Houston, Texas for IEL’s 73rdAnnual Energy Law Conference, sponsored by Foley. The conference resourcefully brought together experts…
U.S. DOT Releases NEVI Formula Program Guidance, Giving Public and Private Stakeholders a Roadmap for EV Infrastructure Funding
As we highlighted in our December 29, 2021 and January 19, 2021 posts, on November 15, 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) was passed, enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Pub. L. 117-58), which included the authorization…
Proposed Changes to California Net Metering Tariffs Under Review by CPUC
The Public Utilities Commission of the State of California (“CPUC”) is considering proposed rule changes to the state’s current net energy metering tariff (“NEM 2.0”). In what has been described as a “controversial proposal”, the proposed successor net…
Renewable Energy Summit 2022 – Renewable Energy in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest
Foley recently sponsored the eleventh annual Renewable Energy Summit in Madison, Wisconsin. The event’s 2022 theme was “All Roads Lead to Clean Energy.” Approximately 600 people attended the conference either in person or virtually. Attendees at the event included representatives…
Section 201 Tariffs on Solar Cells Extended
On February 4, 2022, the White House announced that President Biden extended for another four years the Section 201 tariffs on imported crystalline silicon solar panels. The president raised the annual tariff rate quota for solar cells from 2.5 gigawatts…
Infocast Projects & Money – 2022 Conference on Financing of Energy Projects
Foley team members recently attended the Infocast Projects & Money conference, which was held in person in New Orleans from January 25-27, 2022. This was Infocast’s second in-person conference since COVID-19 began, and there were approximately 280 attendees, which…
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act – Comment Period Open until March 10, 2022
The Biden Administration Proposes New Rule to Dramatically Cut Methane Emissions in the Oil and Gas Sector
Last week, as world leaders met at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), issued a proposed rule under the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) designed to reduce methane emissions from oil…
Commerce Rejects A-SMACC Solar Panel Circumvention Petition
On November 10, 2011 the U.S. Department of Commerce rejected the circumvention petition filed by an anonymous group of domestic solar manufacturers known as American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention, or “A-SMACC.” Commerce cited the group’s anonymity as a driving…