Mondaq USA: Energy and Natural Resources
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has recently issued Notice 2013-29, addressing the new requirement under Section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code that certain renewable energy projects must "begin construction" in 2013 to qualify for the Section 45 production tax credit or for the Section 48 investment tax credit.
In 2012, U.S. installations of photovoltaic solar generation reached 3,313 megawatts, which represents an industry record.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking recommending approval of the Version 5 Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards proposed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania affirmed 177 years of unchanging property rights and laid to rest fears that it would instead affirm a Superior Court decision calling into question title to gas throughout the Marcellus Shale region in Pennsylvania.
The Office of Fossil Energy of the Department of Energy (DOE/FE) ended a nearly two-year moratorium on liquefied natural gas (LNG) export approvals on Friday when it conditionally approved the export of LNG to countries that do not have a free trade agreement with the United States (non-FTA countries).
The Department of Energy has just published a new series of protocols for calculating the savings from energy efficiency upgrades in homes, commercial buildings, and industrial facilities.
On May 10, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected Southern California Edison's challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's or Commission's) setting the company's base return on equity (ROE) for three transmission projects using the median, rather than the midpoint, of a zone of reasonableness.
This week’s Energy & Environment Update provides news on the progress of current bills as well as the status of the nominations of Dr. Ernest Moniz and Gina McCarthy.
The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council recently released a comprehensive report demonstrating that small business and jobs in the United States would be among the big winners if we proceed with the export of Liquified Natural Gas.
U.S. District Judge John R. Adams of the Northern District of Ohio has recently dismissed Ohio landowners’ claim that oil and gas leases not properly notarized are invalid.
The city of Lancaster, California recently adopted an ordinance requiring builders of most new homes to install functional solar power generation systems on these homes prior to their sale to the public.
The full Senate HAS REC voted to confirm Governor LePage’s nomination of Tim Schneider as Maine’s next Public Advocate.
This report has been prepared by NERA Economic Consulting (NERA) at the request of ACTEW Water (ACTEW).
In a recent and much anticipated decision by both natural gas producers and landowners, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court finally cleared up confusion about who owns the mineral rights to shale gas in Butler v. Powers Estate.
This client alert is the second of a two-part series relating to the use of the standard form contract published by the North American Grain Export Association (NAEGA).
As part of its policy to encourage private development of renewable energy projects on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued its final rule for "segregating" (temporarily withdrawing) BLM public lands from appropriation.
As Congress returns after a week-long recess, energy-related issues and legislation are at the top of the agenda for many members and committees.
Under the Massachusetts’ net metering program, local utilities provide billing credit to customers with interconnected renewable energy projects that feed power into the grid.
This week’s "Energy & Environment Update" recaps the very busy past week for energy and environmental issues both on and off Capitol Hill.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Enforcement has been on the march.
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Businesses in the oil and gas industry are cautioned to pay careful attention to evolutions in anti-corruption law in the jurisdictions where they operate.
Natural gas producers and landowners alike breathed a sigh of relief on April 24, 2013 as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (the "Supreme Court" or "Court") overturned a lower court decision that questioned whether subsurface ownership rights of natural gas in shale formations should be treated differently than ownership rights of natural gas in conventional formations.
In the wake of the financial crisis, global regulators have endeavored to undertake significant regulatory reform of the swaps markets.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Enforcement has been on the march.
IRS Releases 2013 Annual Inflation Factor And Reference Prices For Section 45 Production Tax Credits
The IRS recently released the inflation adjustment factor and reference prices for the 2013 calendar year, which are necessary for calculating the Section 45 production tax credits.
In a recent and much anticipated decision by both natural gas producers and landowners, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court finally cleared up confusion about who owns the mineral rights to shale gas in Butler v. Powers Estate.
The city of Lancaster, California recently adopted an ordinance requiring builders of most new homes to install functional solar power generation systems on these homes prior to their sale to the public.
Investment worldwide in the first quarter of 2013 was $40.6bn, down 22% on a year earlier, due to a downturn in large wind and solar project financings.
On April 18, 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
As Congress returns after a week-long recess, energy-related issues and legislation are at the top of the agenda for many members and committees.
