Topic
Smart Grid
115 published works
Renewable + Law
OPUC Circulates Straw Proposal for Utility Smart Grid Planning
From our colleague Sara Bergan: In late 2009 the Oregon Public Utilities Commission (OPUC) initiated Docket No. UM 1460 focused on Smart Grid (SG) planning. More recently in October, and…
Renewable + Law
Smart Grid Oregon Announces Its First Policy Conference–November 9, 2010
Following on the heels of a September 2010 report by GTM Research forecasting that the smart grid market in the U.S. will grow more than 70%, from $5.6 billion in…
Arkansas Electric Energy Law
Using the iPad in a Smart Grid
There has been quite a debate in the legal blogosphere about the utility of Apple's new iPad for a legal practice. Long time legal blogger Nicole Black has started a…
CommLawBlog
NBP And Energy: There’s A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
By FHH Law
The elaborate broadband infrastructure the FCC envisions in its National Broadband Plan could also be harnessed with innovative technology to enhance energy efficiency and safe transportation. Hence, the "Smart Grid".
Renewable + Law
Treasury Creates Safe Harbor for Smart Grid Investment Grants
Yesterday, the Energy and Treasury Departments jointly issued guidance regarding the federal income tax treatment of Smart Grid Investment Grant payments received pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act…
Renewable + Law
ARRA SGIG Grants Taxable?
By Janet Jacobs
Concern is mounting over whether the smart grid awards and project grants to be distributed by the Department of Energy (“DOE”) will be taxable in the hands of the recipients. Certain grants…
Renewable + Law
DOE Awards $620 Million for Smart Grid and Energy Storage Projects
By Janet Jacobs
Yesterday, DOE announced awards of $620 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”) funds for Smart Grid demonstration projects and large-scale energy storage systems. The $620 million is broken…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
New White Paper Co-Authored by Hogan’s Christopher Wolf Outlines How “SmartPrivacy” Concept Can be Used to Address the Privacy Concerns Raised by the Smart Grid
A new white paper, "Smart Privacy for the Smart Grid: Embedding Privacy in the Design of Electricity Conservation", is available for downloan through the Hogan & Hartson Chronicle of Data…
Arkansas Electric Energy Law
Utilities Can Profit $110M Annually From Smart Grid Technologies
According to a new study released by the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC), Smart Grid technologies can yield benefits of $110-million annually to utilities. The study -- entitled Smart Grid Economics: Making…
Arkansas Electric Energy Law
The Arkansas Public Service Commission Actively Considers Policy Alternatives
Electric energy efficiency, conservation, demand response, innovative ratemaking, and transmission are hot topics throughout the United States, and the Arkansas Public Service Commission is actively addressing these issues. ENERGY EFFICIENCY. …