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All Rights Reserved. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 11/28/2016 1:01:21 AM In an article for Law360, FaegreBD Consulting counsel Andrew Wheeler and advisor Nik Schoenherr shared how recent interest in the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) could bring about changes by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission... http://faegrebdc.com/purpa-changes-could-shake-up-clean-energy-market 06 Sep 2016 00:00:00:000 For a law originally passed in response to the energy crisis of the 1970s, The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) has received a lot of recent attention from Congress and advocates for both investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and the... http://faegrebdc.com/ferc-weighs-purpa-changes-what-do-renewable-energy-stakeholders-need 22 Aug 2016 00:00:00:000 On July 25, 2016, the United Stated Department of Agriculture (UDSA) published a Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program (9003 Program). The 9003... http://faegrebdc.com/new-usda-guidance-for-the-biorefinery-renewable-chemical-and-biobased 03 Aug 2016 00:00:00:000 With one of the most aggressive RPS targets in the country, Colorado leads the nation in the amount of electricity required to be produced from renewable resources. As states consider initiating, extending, eliminating or revising existing RPS... http://faegrebdc.com/energy-connections-the-power-of-rps 16 Mar 2016 00:00:00:000 The President has unveiled his fiscal year 2017 budget request for the federal government. The figures are ambitious in the way that only a president in his last term would propose, and the budget includes numerous funding changes for the energy and... http://faegrebdc.com/president-obamas-fy17-budget-request-proposes-new-energy-and-environmental 12 Feb 2016 00:00:00:000 Earlier than expected, the Senate is considering a highly anticipated bipartisan energy bill this week. The first broad package of energy legislation in over a decade, the bill proposes many adjustments to current energy policy. The bill will be... http://faegrebdc.com/senate-considers-energy-bill-opening-debate-on-host-of-environmental 25 Jan 2016 00:00:00:000 In December 2015, Congress passed the first major transportation infrastructure bill in over a decade, covering a large range of infrastructure projects and ensuring funding for the next five years. One section of the bill establishes a new federal... http://faegrebdc.com/new-federal-permitting-council-to-aid-large-infrastructure-projects-mdash 04 Jan 2016 00:00:00:000 On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed into law the “Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015” (PATH Act) and an omnibus funding bill for fiscal year 2016 known as the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016” (Appropriations Act). These... http://faegrebdc.com/breakdown-of-energy-and-renewable-energy-provisions-in-newly-signed 28 Dec 2015 00:00:00:000 After several long weeks of negotiations on end-of-year obligations, congressional negotiators reached agreements on both a government funding bill that pays for the federal government through the remainder of FY16 as well as a package of tax... http://faegrebdc.com/negotiators-reach-deals-on-government-funding-tax-extenders-legislation 16 Dec 2015 00:00:00:000 The Clean Power Plan final rule, proposed Federal Plan and carbon pollution standards for new, modified and reconstructed (existing) power plants were published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2015 — weeks after its August 3, 2015... http://faegrebdc.com/epa-publishes-clean-power-plan-in-federal-register-sets-off 26 Oct 2015 00:00:00:000 Background On August 3, 2015, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new set of final regulations aimed at reducing carbon output from power plants. The sweeping new Clean Power Plan (CPP) sets limits on carbon... http://faegrebdc.com/clean-power-plan-finalized-by-obama-administration-and-epa-whats 13 Aug 2015 00:00:00:000 After much anticipation, both the House and the Senate Committees passed their long awaited energy bills. Much is covered in the two packages, and many amendments have been tabled for when the bills hit the floor in the fall. Republicans and... http://faegrebdc.com/energy-legislation-gains-momentum-bills-pass-house-and-senate-committees 31 Jul 2015 00:00:00:000 The Department of Energy released its Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) on April 21, 2015, which includes a series of recommendations to upgrade the country’s aging energy infrastructure (from our natural gas infrastructure to rail and fleets)... http://faegrebdc.com/administration-outlines-energy-vision-in-quadrennial-report 23 Apr 2015 00:00:00:000 On Jan.29, 2015, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, by a vote of 62-47, with all Republicans and eight Democrats voting for the legislation. While the president pledged to veto the legislation, the debate over the... http://faegrebdc.com/keystone-xl-will-shape-energy-debate-for-114th-congress 11 Feb 2015 00:00:00:000 On January 29, 2015, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, by a vote of 62-47, with all Republicans and eight Democrats voting for the legislation. While the president pledged weeks ago to veto the legislation, the... http://faegrebdc.com/keystone-debate-a-sign-of-things-to-come-in-114th 03 Feb 2015 00:00:00:000 In November 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would again delay the release of a final rule on the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard volumetric blending requirements. Andrew Ehrlich, David Lyons and Andrew Wheeler of... http://faegrebdc.com/epa-delay-on-renewable-fuel-puts-ball-in-congress-court 12 Jan 2015 00:00:00:000 Luke S. Tomanelli has joined FaegreBD Consulting as an Assistant Vice President on the energy and environment practice team based in Washington, D.C. Tomanelli brings inside knowledge of Capitol Hill after serving in the House and Senate. He spent... http://faegrebdc.com/luke-tomanelli-joins-energy-environment-team-at-faegrebd-consulting 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00:000