Anne Austin

Jun 16, 2023 | mondaq.com | Anne Austin |Robert James |Robert Nelson |Irina Tsveklova

TAKEAWAYS The 88th regular session of the Texas Legislature saw an unusually high number of proposed bills with a stated focus of ensuring reliability of the Texas grid and favoring "dispatchable generation" (having output within human control, such as coal and natural gas) over, and in some cases to the detriment of, "non-dispatchable generation" (having output controlled largely by forces outside of human control, such as wind and solar).

Jun 15, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Anne Austin |Robert Lee James |Robert Nelson

TAKEAWAYS The 88th regular session of the Texas Legislature saw an unusually high number of proposed bills with a stated focus of ensuring reliability of the Texas grid and favoring “dispatchable generation” (having output within human control, such as coal and natural gas) over, and in some cases to the detriment of, “non-dispatchable generation” (having output controlled largely by forces outside of human control, such as wind and solar).

Jun 6, 2023 | mondaq.com | Anne Austin |Shellka Arora-Cox

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing actions to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new and existing fossil-fuel-fired power plants in a bid to expedite the U.S. clean energy transition. TAKEAWAYS The EPA's proposed rulemaking is a big step to cement the Biden administration's commitment to a clean energy grid by 2035.

Jun 2, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Anne Austin |Shellka Arora-Cox

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing actions to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new and existing fossil-fuel-fired power plants in a bid to expedite the U.S. clean energy transition. On May 23, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for fossil-fuel-fired power plants, both new and existing, in The Federal Register.

May 8, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Anne Austin |David McCullough

The court’s decision allows the Biden administration to further develop the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) but leaves open the possibility of future judicial scrutiny of its implementation. TAKEAWAYS The Fifth Circuit’s ruling allows the federal agencies to factor in the costs of additional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when considering rules, regulations and actions.