California poised to embrace tradable renewable energy credits *

USA - January 11 2011
California's Renewables Portfolio Standard ("RPS") program promotes the development and use of renewable energy by requiring the state's load-serving entities to meet a targeted percent of their load obligations with energy generated from renewable resources.

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FERC's revised penalty guidelines: not so different from the original *

USA - October 4 2010
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") reissued its Penalty Guidelines on September 17, 2010, [1] after providing industry members the opportunity to comment on the original Penalty Guidelines issued six months earlier, in March 2010.

Co-authors: Mosby G. Perrow, Kevin J. McIntyre, Kenneth B. Driver, Jonathan F. Christian, Jason F. Leif.

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Hybrid generation facilities combine the advantages of renewables and fossil fuels *

USA - July 19 2010
Natural gas and coal-fired generation facilities across the country are taking on a renewable look.

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FERC's new penalty guidelines: what's the bottom line? *

USA - April 21 2010
In its recently issued Policy Statement on Penalty Guidelines ("Guidelines"), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") dramatically changed the way it calculates penalties for violations of the statutes and regulations it administers, shifting from a largely opaque approach to a more open and transparent one.

Co-authors: Mosby G. Perrow, Kevin J. McIntyre, Kenneth B. Driver, Jonathan F. Christian, Jason F. Leif.

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission defines enforcement priorities and refines enforcement procedures *

USA - December 30 2009
On December 17, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued three enforcement-related publications that highlight the Office of Enforcement's enforcement priorities and provide additional clarity regarding the enforcement process.

Co-authors: Kevin J. McIntyre, Kenneth B. Driver, Jason F. Leif.

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