Join leading attorneys and industry experts in wind, solar, and storage for two days of the latest developments affecting renewable energy in Texas and nationwide. The 15th Annual Renewable Energy Law Conference blends law, economics, technology, finance, tax, and regulatory policy. The conference aims to inform industry participants, legal and financial advisers, as well [...]
"American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) CEO Tom Kiernan recently released a statement celebrating the extension of the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC). The extension was included in a spending and tax bill that President Trump signed into law on Dec. 20, 2019. The package will extend for one year the PTC under section [...]
"Texas is carving out a leadership position in adopting large-scale battery storage as battery prices fall, technology improves and electricity demand grows, potentially paving the way for renewable power to dominate the state’s energy mix." https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Battery-storage-on-verge-changing-Texas-power-grid-14918327.php
Join leading attorneys and industry experts in wind, solar, and storage for two days of the latest developments affecting renewable energy in Texas and nationwide. The 15th Annual Renewable Energy Law Conference blends law, economics, technology, finance, tax, and regulatory policy. The conference aims to inform industry participants, legal and financial advisers, as well as key legislative [...]
Renewable Energy/Real Estate Attorney – Minimum 2 years related work experience required. Austin, Texas law firm is adding an attorney to work on renewable energy and real estate transactions. The ideal candidate will have commercial real estate and renewable energy transactions experience. Responsibilities will include: · Assist clients with title, survey and mineral issues [...]
"One developing finance approach would take advantage of potentially "billions of dollars" waiting to go into U.S. wind and solar projects from foreign and other investors without a use for tax credits. ....Alternatively, a range of new technology-neutral tax credit proposals could incline lawmakers to establish long-term certainty for innovative resources that would open [...]
"Wind prices increased $1.08/MWh, or 4.4%, during the quarter, the report says. Annually, they increased 11.2%. ....However, solar prices dropped $0.14/MWh, or 0.5%, in Q3, continuing solar’s long-term trend of decreasing prices, the report says. Annually, solar prices dropped 5.4%." https://nawindpower.com/report-wind-ppa-prices-are-on-the-rise
Stahl, Davies, Sewell, Chavarria & Friend attorney Brent Stahl will participate in a panel discussion October 17 on current development issues facings renewable energy projects. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York. For more information, please visit: https://www.amtrusttitleevents.com/
"The extreme heat that sent electricity demand and prices surging to record levels in Texas on Monday is threatening to do it all over again on Tuesday. [On Monday,] [w]holesale power prices jumped 36,000% to average as much as $6,537.45 a megawatt-hour across the Texas power grid." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-12/searing-texas-heat-pushes-power-prices-to-near-record-levels
"Everyone likes a nice, round number, and American wind power is approaching a big one: 100 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity. AWEA’s just-released U.S. Wind Industry Second Quarter Market Report shows record-breaking, continued growth for the U.S. wind industry." https://www.aweablog.org/second-quarter-market-report-american-wind-power-nears-100-gw/
