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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") will host its January Open Meeting on Thursday, January 18, 2024.

Each year, pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) Revised Policy Statement on Enforcement, FERC’s Office of

The US Court of Appeals has ruled that an 80 MW (AC)/160 MW (DC) solar farm, with 50 MW of battery storage, meets "Qualifying Facility" status of 80 MW (AC) or less under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) of 1978.

District of Columbia Circuit DC Circuit issued opinion in Solar Energy Industries Association v Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, provides clear path for hybrid solar-battery and wind-battery projects to qualify for benefits under Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act PURPA.

On February 14, 2023, a divided D.C. Circuit panel affirmed FERC’s March 2021 ruling that the power output capacity of a generating facility – not the nameplate capacity of its...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to stabilize and promote retention of California’s healthcare workforce in response to COVID-19 pandemic including allocation of $1.3 billion for retention payments to physicians and other clinical and non-clinical healthcare workers.

Pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) Revised Policy Statement on Enforcement, the Commission’s Office of Enforcement (OE) each year publishes...

Pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) Revised Policy Statement on Enforcement, the Commission’s Office of Enforcement (OE) each year publishes...

On June 30, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to stabilize and promote the retention of California’s healthcare workforce in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This...

On 18 November 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) released its 2021 Annual Report on Enforcement (FY2021 Report)....