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Legal & RegulatoryIs COVID-19 a Force Majeure Event That Excuses Performance on Renewable Construction Projects?
Like other segments of the economy, the renewable energy industry is dealing with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several states still have restricted business activities and are only now considering lifting those restrictions. Many equipment suppliers, contractors, and project owners have sent or received force majeure notices under their respective contracts and disputes may […]
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Legal & RegulatoryA Renewed Congressional Focus on Investigating the Energy Industry
Legislative scrutiny of the energy industry have picked up of late. Here are practical steps from law firm K&L Gates that your company could take to prepare for congressional investigations.
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Legal & Regulatory[UPDATED] EPA Issues More Ambitious But Flexible Final Clean Power Plan
Editor’s note (Aug. 3): Adds compliance cost details, key changes The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) final Clean Power Plan will seek to tamp down the nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the power sector by 32% from 2005 levels by 2030—about 9% more ambitious than its original proposal. The first-ever final national standards to limit […]