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USA - February 7 2013
In late 2012 and early 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission took several actions that, in various ways, may support renewable energy…
USA - November 19 2012
At its November 15, 2012 open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued a policy statement that revises and clarifies the standards that applicants must meet in order to receive transmission incentives for new transmission projects.
USA - May 16 2012
A recent white paper from Arizona State University notes that, with more than 300,000 buildings and two billion square feet of building space, the Department of Defense ("DOD") consumes more than three-quarters of the energy used by the federal government (by comparison, the white paper notes that Wal-Mart has only 4,200 buildings and approximately 700 million square feet of space in the United States).
USA - February 15 2012
EPA's final MATS Rule, coupled with more stringent regulation of utility cooling water intake structures and greenhouse gas emissions, is predicted to accelerate the retirement of some existing coal-fired power plants and to lead to the retrofitting of others.
Global - February 15 2012
The 17th Conference of the Parties ("COP-17") to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ("UNFCC") concluded in Durban, South Africa on December 11, 2011 after a 36-hour extension to the negotiations.
