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

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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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

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

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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October 19 2012

California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a new law that could significantly expand virtual net energy metering in California

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

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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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

MISO's revised interconnection queue procedures now effective

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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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

FERC conditionally approves MISO queue reform

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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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

Wisconsin wind siting rules effective today

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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March 16 2012

After years of uncertainty, the Wisconsin legislature allowed statewide wind energy siting rules to go into effect today

Energy storage in the MISO footprint

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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July 15 2011

Two new energy storage studies are getting underway this summer in the Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO) footprint: the Energy Storage Study and the Manitoba Hydro Wind Synergy Study

Minnesota PUC clarifies that "other credits" include RECs

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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June 2 2011

Last year, we reported on the resolution of a longstanding dispute between Xcel Energy and 46 renewable energy generators about the ownership of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) when the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is silent

FERC clarifies qualifying facility restrictions in saleresale transactions

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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May 23 2011

On May 19, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued an order in Idaho Wind Partners I, LLC, a docket in which wind farm owners in Idaho petitioned FERC for approval of a unique transaction that would both provide eligible Renewable Energy Credits ("RECs") to a utility in California and leave the wind farm owners in a position to make a Qualifying Facility ("QF") "put" sale at avoided cost rates on the interconnecting utility

Midwest ISO releases Group 5 re-study system impact study

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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May 23 2011

On May 19, the Midwest ISO released the long-anticipated Minnesota Group 5 Re-Study Generator Interconnection System Impact Study, which Re-Study was ordered by FERC as the result of a cost allocation dispute between a wind developer (Community Wind) and the Midwest ISO with respect to the Brookings County-Twin Cities transmission line