One of the major outcomes of the 2020 Louisiana Legislative session was the passage of tort reform legislation that supporters argue will lower insurance rates and change the state’s notoriously litigious environment. The Civil Justice Reform Act of 2020, House
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DCF Opens Door to Fund Nuclear Power Projects Abroad
On July 23, 2020, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DCF) announced its intention to open the door to funding opportunities for nuclear projects abroad.
In a summary of its decision following a voluntary 30-day comment period, DCF announced that…
FERC NOI Considers Expansion of Cybersecurity Rules to Distributed Generation
On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or “the Commission”) published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) in the Federal Register soliciting comments on potential enhancements to the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards[1] that currently…
FERC Declines Request to Assert Jurisdiction over Net Metering
On July 16, 2020, FERC dismissed a petition for declaratory order by the New England Ratepayers Association (“NERA”) that asked FERC to assert jurisdiction over net metering, finding that the petition failed to identify a specific controversy or harm that…
FERC’s Final PURPA Rule May Significantly Alter the Landscape for Qualifying Facilities
Brett A. Snyder, Frederick M. Lowther, and Jane Thomas On July 16, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued Order No. 872 (“Order”), a final rule that significantly revised its rules implementing the Public Utility Regulatory Policies…
FERC’s Final PURPA Rule May Significantly Alter the Landscape for Qualifying Facilities
Brett A. Snyder, Frederick M. Lowther, and Jane Thomas On July 16, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued Order No. 872 (“Order”), a final rule that significantly revised its rules implementing the Public Utility Regulatory Policies…
Main Street Loans to Be Extended to Nonprofits
On July 17, 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) announced the terms of an expansion of the Main Street Lending Program to include loan facilities that would allow for nonprofit borrowers. The Main Street…
Content Moderation: The First Step to Protecting Your Business from Online Misinformation
The ability to quickly share information with a large number of people is one of the powerful things about the Internet. But with great power comes great responsibility.
Or at least it should.
Particularly for the major tech platforms,…
FERC Revises PURPA Rules
The FERC recently issued a final rule (Order No. 872) revising its regulations implementing the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), which encourages the development of certain renewable and cogeneration facilities. PURPA, and FERC’s rules implementing…
FERC to Consider Merchant Cost of Capital for Reactive Power Rates
On July 16, 2020, FERC responded to a petition for declaratory order filed by a group of merchant generators (“Petitioners”) requesting that the Commission provide guidance and clarification on six areas of its cost-based reactive power ratemaking policy. While FERC…