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Securing the “brownfield adder” in the Massachusetts SMART program is proving to be more challenging than first imagined for developers of solar projects on environmentally compromised sites. Obtaining the brownfield adder requires careful adherence to state regulatory requirements. In certain instances, the availability of the brownfield adder may turn on future changes in state policy.   /continue reading

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This is the third part of a Q&A series with members of the KLG team highlighting key areas in which renewable energy project developers encounter pitfalls that can end up delaying or derailing projects. This part is presented by Courtney Feeley Karp, who handles energy regulatory matters.   /continue reading

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This is the second part of a Q&A series with members of the KLG team highlighting key areas in which renewable energy project developers encounter pitfalls that can end up delaying or derailing projects. This part is presented by Sarah Matthews, who handles commercial real estate and corporate matters.   /continue reading

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This is the first part of a Q&A series with members of the KLG team highlighting key areas in which renewable energy project developers encounter pitfalls that can end up delaying or derailing projects.   /continue reading

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On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) issued its long anticipated Order DPU 17-140-A approving the SMART model tariff (the “SMART Order”).

Like everyone, we are still digesting the contents of the SMART Order but wanted to highlight some of the major issues:   /continue reading

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On October 31, 2017, the Boston Bar Association hosted a brown bag conversation – coordinated by KLG’s Courtney Feeley Karp – featuring Michael Judge, the Director of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources’ Renewable and Alternative Energy Division.  Mike gave an in-depth presentation on the new SMART program and answered questions from the crowd.  KLG also distributed a short quiz on SMART program mechanics.  Take the quiz and check out the answers to gauge your SMART intelligence!   /continue reading

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Last week's NECEC legislative round-up program -- attended by KLG's Courtney Feeley Karp and Jonathan Klavens -- confirmed that, despite a rocky legislative session in Maine and a disappointing failure to override Governor LePage’s vetoes, clean energy continues to make progress in legislatures throughout the Northeast.   /continue reading

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Drawing on its significant experience with solar project development, KLG recently submitted comments on the Massachusetts SMART program to point out some of the potential practical difficulties with the project segmentation rule proposed in the regulation issued by the Department of Energy Resources in June 2017.  KLG believes the rule would create unnecessary barriers to solar project development on contiguous parcels of land.   /continue reading

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All of the Massachusetts electric distribution companies recently claimed that they are in compliance with their interconnection timeline requirements.  A notice issued last week gives stakeholders until July 24, 2017 to submit comments on those claims.   /continue reading