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Energy Efficiency
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Real Estate & Construction Law
Commercial Property Owners: New Financing Available For Existing And New Energy Cap-Ex Projects
By Jordan J. Metzger, Nicole Dlugosz
*Update: On August 31, 2020, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio signed Executive Order No. 60, which designated the NYC Department of Finance as the administering agency for the C-PACE financing…
All About Advertising Law
FTC Turns Up the Heat on Deceptive Insulation and Energy-Saving Claims
By Leonard L. Gordon, Venable LLP
On July 28, 2020, the FTC filed four complaints in federal courts across the country against companies who sell paint products used to coat homes and other buildings. At issue…
E2 Law Blog
UK’s Industrial Energy Transformation Fund Grants Now Available to Manufacturing Companies and Data Centre Operators
As of 20 July 2020, Phase 1 of the UK’s Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) is open for applications for grants, according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Department of Energy Solicits Comments On Energy Efficiency Test Procedures for Battery Chargers
By Tyler A. O'Connor, Cheryl A. Falvey, Charlene Sun
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Request for Information (RFI) last week soliciting comments no later than June 3, 2020, on possible revisions to the energy efficiency regulations…
Credit Chronometer
NYC is About to a Get a Lot Greener – Priming the PACE Pump
New York City’s Climate Mobilization Act (CMA), touted as the city’s Green New Deal, is set to have a significant impact on the famous skyline. Property owners should now begin…
frESH
New Minimum Energy Performance for UK Non-Domestic Properties?
The UK government has recently consulted on the future of minimum energy efficiency standards for non-domestic properties. If you are a UK landlord or tenant, and find the prospect of…
Green Building Law Update
179D Tax Deduction Brought Back to Life thru 2020
This past Friday night while aboard Air Force One the President signed legislation reviving the 179D energy efficient commercial buildings tax deduction, providing an enormous and much needed boost to…
EHS Law Insights
Next ESOS compliance period commencing
The end of the current Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) compliance period (and associated notification by the end date of 5 December 2019) is fast approaching in the UK. The…
Law & The Environment
DOE Must Promulgate Energy Efficiency Standards Finalized By the Obama Administration
By Seth Jaffe
Last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a District Court ruling requiring the Department of Energy to publish in the Federal Register four rules finalized by the Obama…
EHS Law Insights
Introduction of new ecodesign measures for energy related products in the EU
The European Commission has recently adopted a range of new mandatory ecodesign obligations, which include ecodesign and energy efficiency requirements for energy related products in the EU, pursuant to the…