Multilateral Banks Revise Lending Policies to Balance Energy Needs, Climate Concerns

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Multilateral development banks are revising the way they assess projects that seek financing, increasingly looking for ways to incorporate concerns about climate change and…

California Lawmakers Send Governor Measures Affecting Renewable Energy Projects

LOS ANGELES—Several measures affecting renewable energy projects were among over three dozen environmental and energy-related bills California lawmakers approved in the final hours of a session that ended Aug. 31.

New York State Extends Sunset Date for Renewable Energy Tax Exemption

WASHINGTON, D.C.—New York recently enacted legislation (A.B. 10875) extending, from Jan. 1, 2011, to Jan. 1, 2015, the sunset date for the property tax exemption for real property that includes solar or wind energy systems or…