Legal & Regulatory

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is preparing a draft environmental assessment (EA) weighing the impact of leasing offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Mexico.

Andes Solar has obtained the Chilean Environmental Qualification Resolution (RCA) for its Andino Las Pataguas solar-plus-storage project.

New York governor Kathy Hochul has outlined plans to strengthen offshore wind generation in the state, including a $500 million investment in offshore wind projects and infrastructure.

PNM, the New Mexico utility subsidiary of PNM Resources, has filed a notice of appeal with the New Mexico Supreme Court after the utility’s application to divest its interest in the Four Corners coal-fired power plant was denied by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC).

The Department of the Interior (DOI) has completed its environmental review of the offshore leasing area in the New York Bight.

A Blackstone Infrastructure Partners portfolio company has submitted an application to develop an offshore wind transmission project to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU).

The Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the construction of the South Fork Wind project off the shore of Rhode Island.

After weeks of lobbying and debate, the US House of Representatives has voted to pass the $2.2 trillion Build Back Better reconciliation bill through to the US Senate, in what could be the first rumblings of a significant upheaval in the renewables tax credit system.

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has appointed Willie Phillips as commissioner, bringing the number of commissioners at the regulatory body back up to five after the departure of Neil Chatterjee over the summer.

The Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) has outlined plans to hold up to seven new offshore wind lease sales before 2025.