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| 1 | EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) Vacated by D.C. Circuit Court Eric A. Groten, Patrick Lee; Vinson & Elkins LLP; July 18, 2008, previously published on July 2008 On July 11, 2008, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Clean Air Interstate Rule, or "CAIR," in its decision in North Carolina v. EPA. Promulgated by EPA in 2005, CAIR would have permanently capped emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) from power plants... |
| 2 | Important California Climate Change Update Mary Ellen Hogan; Holme Roberts & Owen LLP; July 22, 2008, previously published on July 2, 2008 On June 26, 2008, the California Air Resources Board ("ARB") issued its landmark Climate Change Draft Scoping Plan pursuant to California's Global Warming Solutions Act ("AB 32" or "Act"). AB 32 required the entire state of California to achieve across-the-board... |
| 3 | U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Ninth Circuit Snohomish Decision Related to FERC Review of Electricity Contracts Craig R. Enochs, Kevin M. Page; Jackson Walker L.L.P.; July 16, 2008, previously published on July 1, 2008 The United States Supreme Court recently affirmed the applicability of the Mobile-Sierra doctrine and the "public interest" standard of review to bilaterally negotiated energy contracts in the case of Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. v. Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County... |
| 4 | IRS Issues "Unrelated Person" Guidance in a Revised Open-Loop Biomass Notice Laura Ellen Jones, David S. Lowman, Timothy L. Jacobs; Hunton & Williams LLP; July 16, 2008, previously published on June 2008 On June 25, 2008, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2008-60 (the "Notice"), which modifies Notice 2006- 88 (section 45 guidance for electricity produced from open-loop biomass, the "Old Notice")) in certain respects, and which provides favorable guidance on the... |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley v. Snohomish
AEP v. Snohomish
Jeffrey M. Jakubiak; Troutman Sanders LLP; July 11, 2008, previously published on June 26, 2008 Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ("Supreme Court") issued its long-awaited decision in the related cases of Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. v. Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington ("Morgan Stanley") (No. 06-1457) and American Electric... |
| 6 | FERC's Enforcement Program--Incremental Updates
Peter I. Trombley, Jason F. Leif, Kenneth B. Driver, Kevin J. McIntyre; Jones Day; June 24, 2008, previously published on June 2008 The Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("EPAct 2005") authorized the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") to assess civil penalties up to $1 million per day per violation of the Natural Gas Act ("NGA"), the Natural Gas Policy Act ("NGPA"), and Part II of the... |
| 7 | Are Your Pennsylvania Electric Generating Facilities Properly Assessed? William F. Kerr, Robert P. Harrill; Blank Rome LLP; June 24, 2008, previously published on June 2008 Pennsylvania is experiencing a surge in the planning and development of electric generating facilities. Owners, purchasers, and developers of these facilities should understand the basics of how their electric generating properties can and should be taxed. |
| 8 | RUS Amends Accounting Requirements; Defers Rulemaking on Accounting for Renewable Energy Credits Dorothy B. Franzoni, Peter A. Fozzard, Herbert J. Short; Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP; June 22, 2008, previously published on June 4, 2008 On May 27, 2008, the Rural Utilities Service ("RUS") adopted a final rule amending its Accounting Requirements for Rural Development Electric Program Borrowers, as set forth in 7 CFR Part 1767. |
| 9 | "The Little Tax Credits That Could": The Ongoing Saga of the Renewable Energy Tax Credits James W. McTarnaghan; Duane Morris LLP; June 16, 2008, previously published on May 27, 2008 Like the proverbial "little engine" trying so hard to get over the mountain, proponents of renewable energy kept saying "I think I can, I think I can" all through this session of Congress in their ongoing efforts to pass legislation to extend the tax credits now scheduled to... |
| 10 | Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 - Carbon Capture and Sequestration Peter C. Lesch, Michael J. Zimmer, Robert J. Glasser, Thomas Philip Riozzi; Thompson Hine LLP; June 16, 2008, previously published on May 19, 2008 Carbon capture and sequestration is a method for mitigating global warming by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from large point sources, such as fossil fuel power plants, and storing the CO2 in the earth or oceans rather than releasing it into the atmosphere. |
