Law and Environment

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Although no National Corridor designations are currently in effect, the Inflation Reduction Act provides $2 billion for loans to support electric transmission lines in National Corridors. But a 2009 decision of the Fourth Circuit struck down that interpretation. Background. FERC Order No.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Interior’s authority to regulate offshore wind comes from the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expressly authorize Interior to issue leases for renewable energy projects in federal waters. 585.107(a).

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Legal Planet

MARCH 28, 2023

The clean-energy transition that is one focus of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will require big changes in our electric grid. On the demand side, switching our buildings, industries, and vehicles to electric power could double our electricity usage.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Last Thursday, December 15, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) seeking comments on proposed changes to its regulations governing the siting of interstate electric transmission lines. This is particularly true of transmission lines that pass through multiple states.

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