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Your one-stop resource for timely analysis of legal and policy developments affecting the energy and climate sectors. We focus on the issues that matter most to you, from federal and state policy and judicial decisions to business trends and financing news.

After the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Could C-PACE for C&I Solar have its Moment in the Sun?
Blog August 11, 2025
The recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has introduced significant hurdles to obtaining the tax equity financing upon which solar developers have traditionally relied…
“Knowledge itself is power”: Foley Hoag Tracking President Trump’s Unprecedented Use of Executive Orders
Blog June 23, 2025
In the first six months of his second term, President Donald Trump has set a new benchmark for the use of executive orders, proclamations and emergency declarations, surpassing all previous presidents since Franklin D. Roosevelt in both pace and scope…
NYSERDA Releases Draft RFP for 2025 Bulk Storage Procurement
Blog May 16, 2025
draft Index Storage Credit Request for Proposals (ISCRFP25-1) for bulk energy storage projects (the “Draft RFP”)…
New York’s Bulk Energy Storage Procurements to Commence in June 2025
Blog March 27, 2025
New York State continues to advance its bulk energy storage deployment efforts, and a final Bulk Storage Implementation Plan is now likely to be made public before the end of April—with procurements set to begin by June 30, 2025…
A Fossil-Forward U.S. Energy Policy Begins to Take Shape under Trump
Blog January 23, 2025
President Trump began his second term by issuing a barrage of executive orders, memoranda, and other directives, many of which targeted U.S. energy policy and the federal employees who implement it…
With Federal Support Uncertain, New York Executes Plan for Six Gigawatts of Energy Storage by 2030
Blog November 13, 2024
After years of regulatory proceedings and planning, and following the New York Public Service Commission’s June 2024 Order Establishing Updated Energy Storage Goal and Deployment Policy, New York is on the precipice of launching its redesigned bulk battery energy storage program to deploy six gigawatts of projects by 2030…
What Companies and Investors Need to Know about California Assembly Bill 1305, The Voluntary Market Disclosures Business Regulation Act
Blog March 22, 2024
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1305 into law, also known as the “Voluntary Market Disclosures Business Regulation Act,” or AB 1305. This law marks the first of its kind in the nation, aimed at regulating participants in the voluntary carbon offset market…
DPU Issues Long-Anticipated Net Metering Ruling
Blog February 21, 2024
On February 15, 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) issued a much-anticipated order in docket D.P.U. 21-100 that finally promulgates regulations (220 CMR 18.00) to implement 2021 statutory changes to the Net Metering Program…
City of Cambridge Passes Ambitious Net Zero Building Ordinance
Blog June 14, 2023
On June 26, 2023, the Cambridge City Council voted to amend the city’s Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) to require large non-residential buildings to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 and mid-size non-residential buildings to do so by 2050…
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Foley Hoag’s Energy & Climate Counsel blog aims to be your one-stop resource for timely analysis of legal and policy developments affecting the energy and climate sectors. We focus on the issues that matter most to our readers, from federal and state policy and judicial decisions to business trends and financing news.

Our authors, comprised of attorneys from the firm’s Energy & Climate practice, have been active in the energy and climate space for decades, counseling clients across the spectrum – from new, innovative technology companies to large utility-scale power projects. Recognizing early on the common concerns of the renewable and traditional energy fields, we established one of the first integrated practices to serve all segments of the energy and clean technology sectors. We believe this tight integration provides us with the insight to analyze the pressing issues, trends and opportunities that those in this industry have come to expect.