Legal & Regulatory

Amid the brouhaha of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), developers and investors have been impatiently waiting for guidance from the US government for greater clarity on some fine print — most notably, the concept of transferability.

Colombia's Mines and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) has granted permits to connect close to 7.5GW of renewable energy to the national grid.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has taken its next step toward its wind energy auction in the Gulf of Mexico.

EverWind Fuels has secured environmental approval for the initial phase of its green hydrogen and green ammonia projects located in Nova Scotia.

A major regulatory milestone for Dominion Energy’s 2.6GW offshore wind project off coastal Virginia was reached on December 12 (2022) as the power giant eyes construction in 2024.

The US’ Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has started the clock for construction on new renewable projects before the new wage and apprentice requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) take effect.

Pattern Energy has received key approvals that will allow the construction of the SunZia transmission project and the SunZia wind projects next year (2023).

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has designated 2 Wind Energy Areas (WEA) ahead of the leasing process later this year or early next year.

Dominion Energy has filed a proposal with the Virginia State Corporation Commission for nearly 2 dozen new solar and energy storage projects.

Louisiana-based utility NuQuest Energy has submitted 6 new solar projects to the MISO queue for evaluation.