If you’ve been involved with an energy project in Ohio any time in the last several decades, you may well already be familiar with the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA), which marks its 50th anniversary this year.[1] But
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Nationwide Permit 12 Has Been Vacated. Does that Matter Nationwide?
Update 7/16/2020: On July 6, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court significantly narrowed the scope of the District Court’s injunction by staying the order except as applied to the Keystone XL pipeline, pending resolution of the appeal before the U.S. Court…
RENEWED IMPORTANCE OF INTERPRETING AND DRAFTING FORCE MAJEURE CLAUSES IN MINING AND ENERGY CONTRACTS IN LIGHT OF COVID-19
By Kevin DeHart
Economic fluctuations bring about a number of difficult decisions for businesses operating in mining and energy industries in the form of staffing levels, production capacity increases or reductions, areas of expansion or contraction, supply chain challenges and overall business strategies. …
Ohio’s Final Workgroup Report on Smart Meter Data Access: Are We There Yet? Not Quite, Kids….
It may be 2020, but some big issues have carried over from the last decade at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, including the question of what the Commission will do to facilitate customer and third-party access to AMI (or…
The Worst Gift this Holiday Season, “Move or Lose Your Job!”
On November 12, 2019, more than 300 employees at the BLM’s headquarters in Washington D.C. received letters saying they had 30 days to decide whether to move to Grand Junction, Colorado, or other regional offices, or lose their jobs. For…
New Ohio Net Metering Rules: Additional Certainty, Remaining Questions
Ohio Enacts Sweeping Energy Legislation: HB 6 Bails Out Nuclear, Coal Rolls Back Renewables and Energy Efficiency Opponents Pursue Referendum
Ohio’s longstanding energy policy debate came to a (temporary) conclusion on July 23, 2019, when Governor Mike DeWine (R) signed House Bill (HB) 6 into law. The bill will have significant consequences for existing electricity resources in the region, as…
Ohio General Assembly Extends County’s Option to Grant “Payment in Lieu of Taxes” for Energy Projects
As the renewable energy industry continues to grow and alternative forms of clean energy (wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, biomass, etc.) proliferate nationwide, state lawmakers are more-than-ever discussing comprehensive approaches to energy policy. Indeed, states across the country are rapidly reconsidering…
Will Supreme Court Determine that Power Markets are Competitive Markets, or Do They Remain the Province of Parochialism?
By Mark Lansing
In an effort to maintain nuclear generation, some States resorted to zero emission credits (ZECS), providing subsidies on the basis that such were necessary for “reliability” and energy mix.[i] Lacking an overall energy plan (either nationally or locally), the…