Renewables account for all new U.S. electricity generating capacity added in September *

USA - October 26 2012
In September 2012, all new electricity generation came from solar and wind projects, according to the Energy Infrastructure Update (PDF) issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects.

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SB 594 signed into law: intended to expand virtual net metering in California *

USA - October 19 2012
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a new law that could significantly expand virtual net energy metering in California. 

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Update on environmental and regulatory issues for booming Midwest frac sand mining industry *

USA - October 18 2012
Mineral Law blog readers will be interested in a summary of key discussion points that emerged at a recent frac sand mining CLE I attended with my colleagues Kevin Johnson and Thomas Braun.

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MISO's revised interconnection queue procedures now effective *

USA - June 29 2012
Earlier this week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the "Commission") confirmed that the deadline for interconnection customers to comply with the new Midwest Independent System Operator ("MISO") generator interconnection queue procedures was Thursday, June 28, 2012.

Co-authors: Jennifer Martin, Jason A. Johns.

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FERC conditionally approves MISO queue reform *

USA - April 3 2012
On Friday, March 30, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the "Commission") conditionally approved a proposal from the Midwest Independent System Operator ("MISO") to change its generator interconnection queue procedures to address backlogs and late-state terminations of generation interconnection queue agreements (FERC Docket No.

Co-authors: Jennifer Martin, Sara Bergan, Jason A. Johns, Marcus Wood.

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