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January 31, 2023
Texas seeks Supreme Court review of 5th Circuit transmission decision; Developer Opposes

September 2, 2022
Fifth Circuit Finds Texas Transmission Law Discriminates Against Interstate Commerce

November 12, 2020
Transmission Developer Petitions Supreme Court about Minnesota Law Favoring In-State Utilities

April 23, 2020
Group Petitions FERC to Regulate Rooftop Solar Energy Transfers

March 30, 2020
Eighth Circuit Upholds Minnesota Transmission Law

March 12, 2020
District Court Rules in Favor of California in Cap-and-Trade Lawsuit

February 27, 2020
Federal Court in Texas Dismisses Complaint about Law that Restricts Competition in Transmission Development

February 20, 2020
California Seeks Summary Judgment in Case About Its Cap-and-Trade Linkage with Quebec

October 23, 2019
New Case — US Government Sues California over Cap and Trade Linkage with Quebec

October 17, 2019
Eighth Circuit Hears Argument about Minnesota Tranmission Law

September 20, 2019
FERC Determines that New Hampshire Biomass Law is Preempted

July 30, 2019
Ninth Circuit Holds California ReMAT Program Does Not Comply with PURPA

July 18, 2019
Parties in Minnesota Transmission Case Spar Over Recent Supreme Court Decision

June 19, 2019
New Lawsuit Challenges Texas “Right-to-Build” Transmission Law

April 15, 2019
Supreme Court Rejects Requests to Review Zero Emission Credit Cases

March 13, 2019
States Urge Supreme Court to Reject ZEC Petitions

January 18, 2019
Analysis: The Supreme Court Should Reject Requests for a Do-Over about State Authority

January 9, 2019
Petition to Review Oregon Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Decision Filed at Supreme Court

January 8, 2019
ZEC Opponents File at Supreme Court; Minnesota Defends Transmission Law

October 17, 2018
Transmission Developer Files Initial Brief in Eighth Circuit Appeal

September 27, 2018
Second Circuit Upholds New York Zero Emission Credit Program

September 14, 2018
7th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Complaints about Illinois Zero Emission Credit Program

September 7, 2018
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Complaint about Oregon Low-Carbon Fuel Standard

June 22, 2018
Federal Court Dismisses Complaint about Minnesota Right of First Refusal Law

June 5, 2018
California PUC Defends Distributed Generation Program in Ninth Circuit Brief

May 30, 2018
FERC and Department of Justice Side with States on ZECs

April 16, 2018
U.S. Government Argues Minnesota transmission law violates the dormant Commerce Clause

March 13, 2018
2nd Circuit Hears Arguments on Nuclear ZECs

January 4, 2018
7th Circuit Hears Argument on Nuclear ZECs, Requests Additional Briefs

December 7, 2017
Federal Court Preempts California Feed-In Tariff

November 6, 2017
Electricity Regulation Scholars Defend State Authority, Urge Court to Reject Field Preemption in ZEC Appeal

November 2, 2017
Seventh Circuit ZEC Appeal Takes Shape

October 2, 2017
New Lawsuit Claims Minnesota Transmission Law Violates the Dormant Commerce Clause

July 25, 2017
New York Wins Round 1: Federal Court Dismisses Claims Against ZECs

July 17, 2017
Illinois Wins Round 1: Federal Court Dismisses Claims Against ZECs

July 11, 2017
ZEC Litigants Brief Second Circuit Decision; First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Offshore Wind Complaint

June 28, 2017
2nd Circuit Upholds Connecticut RFP and REC Deliverability Requirement

April 3, 2017
Opponents of Illinois ZECs File for a Preliminary Injunction

March 29, 2017
Oral Argument Held in New York ZEC Case

February 15, 2017
Generators Challenge Illinois Nuclear Program in Federal Court

January 30, 2017
Briefs Filed in NY Nuclear Case; FERC Asked to Review Wholesale Market Rules