Topic
Electric Power Generation
42 published works
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Natural Gas: The Economics of Power Generation
By Greg Russell
According to a recent article in the WSJ, power company executives are reluctant to fully embrace natural gas as an energy resource over concerns of price volatility: "Utility company executives…
Supplemental Conditions
Getting Power to the People Is a Fairly Complex Issue
Yesterday, I was my comments on updating our nation's power grid appeared in the Wall Street Journal.
Renewable + Law
Renewables Account for All New U.S. Electricity Generating Capacity Added in September
In September 2012, all new electricity generation came from solar and wind projects, according to the Energy Infrastructure Update (PDF) issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy…
In Solvency
LSP Energy Files Petitions for Bankruptcy in Delaware
By Fox Rothschild LLP, Fox Rothschild LLP
Introduction On February 10th, electricity operator LSP Energy LP ("LSP") filed chapter 11 petitions for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. As stated in…
Delaware Bankruptcy Update
LSP Energy Files Petitions for Bankruptcy in Delaware
Introduction On February 10th, electricity operator LSP Energy LP ("LSP") filed chapter 11 petitions for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. As stated in…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Power Generation and Gas Demand
By Greg Russell
The Houston Chronicle is reporting on the potential for power generation to help slumping natural gas demand: "Technology that allows drillers to access densely buried fossil fuels has launched a…
Renewable + Law
Legal Challenge to Avenal Energy Project’s PSD Permit Filed with the Ninth Circuit
By Lee Smith
On November 3, 2011, the proposed Avenal Energy Project, a 600-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant proposed in the city of Avenal near Kettleman City in Kings County, California, encountered another…
Renewable Energy Law Insider
Origins of Wind Power: Mr. Brush’s Windmill Dynamo
Every once in a while, I stumble across something so good that I have to share it with you all. Here's the back-story. I've always been fascinated with the concept of…
Washington Energy Report
NYISO Releases “Power Trends 2011”
On April 25, 2011, the New York Independent System Operator (“NYISO”) issued its annual review document, “Power Trends 2011: Energizing New York’s Legacy of Leadership” (the “Report”). In the Report,…
Zen and the Art of Legal Networking
Potential Investment Opportunities in Vietnam – Electricity
The second half of Alex Larkin's presentation addressed the opportunities for foreign and domestic investors in the electricity generation sector. He began by saying that the government needs to make…