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Smart Grid
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Energy & Cleantech Counsel
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Investigates Advanced Metering and Time-Varying Rates for Customers with Electric Vehicles
On July 2, 2020, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities launched an “Investigation into the Modernization of the Electric Grid – Phase Two.” In this investigation, the DPU will look again…
Smart Grid Legal News
Illinois Announces NextGrid
By Linda Evers
This week, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC or Commission) launched NextGrid, an initiative to explore the utility of the future. It will be an 18-month statewide collaborative aimed at transforming…
Renewable + Law
SEPA Selects “Grid Market Structures” Paper Concept as a Focus of 51st State Summit
I'm pleased to announce that the Solar Electric Power Association has selected a paper authored by James Tong of Clean Power Finance, Jenny Hu and myself as one of three…
Smart Grid Legal News
Smart Grid Dictionary
By Linda Evers
After a brief hiatus, Smart Grid Legal News is back! So many issues and not enough time or space so I thought I would start with the basics. I recently…
Inside Privacy
Department of Energy, Federal Smart Grid Task Force Release Smart Grid Voluntary Code of Conduct to Address Data Privacy Concerns
The Department of Energy and the Federal Smart Grid Task Force released the final version of a Voluntary Code of Conduct (VCC) for smart grid data privacy on Monday, several…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Smart Grid and Climate Change
Earlier this week I attended the National Summit on Smart Grid and Climate Change, organized by the Association for Demand Response & Smart Grid. The conference addressed ways that smart…
Renewable + Law
Jon Wellinghoff Talks Grid Security, FERC, Smart Grid and Renewables
By Jason Johns
We wanted to invite our readers to listen in on a one-on-one conversation between our colleague Jon Wellinghoff and Marty Rosenberg, EnergyBiz editor-in-chief, July 15, noon-1 p.m. Eastern. You can…
Smart Grid Legal News
Energy Camps
By Linda Evers
Camps have changed a lot since my childhood days of learning to swim at the Y. Somewhere between the increased competition for college admission and the universities' quest to monetize…
Smart Grid Legal News
Details Regarding the Winter 2013-2014 Operations Technical Conference
By Linda Evers
As previously reported, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) will hold a Commissioner-led technical conference on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. A full day is planned to discuss the…
Smart Grid Legal News
Benefits of Smart Meters
By Linda Evers
I know I have said it at least a hundred times, but every time I discuss smart meters, I feel the need to repeat it. The smart grid is not…