September 28, 2020

REGULATORY UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 28 (COVERING WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21)

Our energy regulatory team has compiled a list of state and federal energy regulatory developments to keep you up to speed on key energy regulatory matters from across the United States. Stoel’s energy regulatory team is always available to answer questions about any of these developments. Energy regulatory highlights for this week include:

California

Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order setting goals that all new cars sold in California be zero-emission vehicles by 2035, and that medium and heavy-duty trucks be zero-emission by 2045.

Department of Energy

The Department of Energy’s regulations implementing President Trump’s Executive Order on Securing the U.S. Bulk-Power System are expected this week.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FERC will hold a technical conference on carbon pricing in organized wholesale electricity markets this Wednesday, September 30. The conference will address state adoption of mechanisms to price carbon dioxide emissions, commonly referred to as carbon pricing, in regions with Commission-jurisdictional organized wholesale electricity markets.

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