Legal & Regulatory

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed the state’s MI Healthy Climate Plan into law following its passage in early November by the House legislature.

Texas lawmakers via a two-thirds margin voted in a controversial constitutional amendment that authorizes a $10 billion Texas Energy Fund aimed at providing low-interest loans to build gas-fired power plants, develop microgrids and modernize portions of the state’s electric grid.

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has halted the May 2025 retirement of four peaker plants to keep New York City’s grid reliable.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the 816GW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project, owned by Equinor and BP. Empire Wind marks the sixth offshore wind project approved by the Biden-Harris administration in its goal to reach 30GW of offshore generation by 2030.

Among the many hurdles the offshore wind sector is facing, the lack of guidelines for tax credits guidelines remains one of the most convoluted.

International law practice Milbank has selected Jenna McGrath as a partner for the firm’s Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group in the Washington, D.C. office.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized four Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) with the potential to supply 3GW of energy for another Gulf of Mexico lease sale.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved Dominion Energy's 2.6GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, the largest offshore wind project in the US. Construction will begin in Spring 2024 and is expected to take around 3 years, bringing CVOW online in late 2026.

Nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen has called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate whether Blackstone Infrastructure Partner’s (Blackstone) recently approved acquisition of a 19.9% equity stake in Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) vehicle, NIPSCO Holdings II, is legally sound.

Green hydrogen development took a giant stride towards bankability as the Department of Energy selected 7 green hydrogen hub winners across 16 states, handing out $7 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.