Category Archives: Energy Law
California’s Future Uncertain as U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Postpones Oil and Gas Lease Auctions
Recently, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it would postpone all oil and gas lease auctions in California until at least October 2013. The agency cited the toll of litigation and other costs as factors behind the decision. Many attribute the postponement to an April 2013 federal district court ruling in Center …
Watt’s New? Michigan Energy Newsletter – May 2013
New DTE Electric PPAs for Wind Energy Two 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) between DTE Electric and Pheasant Run Wind, LLC and Pheasant Run Wind II, LLC received ex parte approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) on May 15, 2013. Each PPA is for 74.8 MW of wind energy for projects in Michigan’s …



