Topic
Zero Emissions Credits
19 published works
Gravel2Gavel
ZEC 2.0: New York’s Zero Emissions Credit Program Gets an Extension and a Reboot
By Stephen J. Humes, Jason Drogin Atwood
by Stephen J. Humes and Jason Drogin Atwood In a landmark move that could shape New York’s energy landscape for decades, state officials have taken steps to both preserve its…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Directs PJM to Further Delay its 2019 Capacity Auction
By Sidney Villanueva, Russell Kooistra
On July 25, 2019, FERC issued an order directing PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) “not to conduct the 2019 BRA” (Base Residual Auction) in August (“July 2019 Order”). The 2019 BRA,…
Energy Law Update
U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Review Zero Emissions Credit Schemes
In two related cases, Petitioners are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down state generator subsidies that Petitioners argue distort competitive wholesale power markets that are under the exclusive…
Renewable Energy Insights
Second Circuit Upholds NY ZEC Program
On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (“Second Circuit”) dismissed challenges to the New York zero emission credit (“ZEC”) program, ruling that: (1) the…
Washington Energy Report
Second Circuit Upholds NY ZEC Program
By Meghan Mandel, Russell Kooistra
On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (“Second Circuit”) dismissed challenges to the New York zero emission credit (“ZEC”) program, ruling that: (1) the…
Washington Energy Report
Seventh Circuit Rejects Challenges to Illinois ZECs Program
By Meghan Mandel, Russell Kooistra
On September 13, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (“Seventh Circuit”) dismissed challenges to the Illinois “zero emission credit” (“ZEC”) program, a state law which compensates…
Energy & Cleantech Counsel
Seventh Circuit Upholds Illinois ZEC Program for Struggling Nuclear Units
On September 13, 2018, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of claims that the zero-emission credit (ZEC) program enacted by the Illinois legislature…
Washington Energy Report
FERC/DOJ Argue that Federal Power Act Does Not Preempt Illinois’ Zero Emission Credits Program
By Meghan Mandel, Christopher Zentz
On May 29, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and FERC argued in a joint brief (“Joint Brief”) filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit…
Renewable Energy Post
Need a Break from Excessive Zero Emissions Compliance Payment Obligations? You Have Options.
New York Public Service Commission Creates Opportunity for Relief from Expensive “Zero Emissions Compliance” Payments in Cases of Substantial Hardship New York’s Clean Energy Standard (“CES”) requires, among other things,…
Washington Energy Report
New York ZEC Challenges Move Forward at the State Level
By Adrienne Thompson, Christopher Zentz
On January 22, 2018, a New York state trial court largely rejected motions to dismiss various challenges to the state’s zero emission credit (“ZEC”) program established in 2016 by the…