Gibbons Law Alert

Gibbons Law Alert

Tagged: Climate Change

EPA Announces Energy Star Program Available for Data Centers

by

Posted in Environmental and Green Issues

On July 1, 2010

On June 9, 2010, USEPA announced that data centers will be eligible to earn the Energy Star label. The data center must be in the top 25% of its peers in energy efficiency as measured by EPA’s energy performance scale, the Power Usage Effectiveness metric. Unlike the Energy Star program for consumer appliances which relies on self-reporting, the Energy Star program for data centers requires a licensed professional to independently verify the energy performance of the building and sign and seal the application document that is sent to EPA for review and approval. Such data centers, which account for approximately 1.5% of electricity consumption, will be able to save money and energy and fight climate change. Moreover, with the increase in demand for “green” vendors by federal, state and local governmental agencies and corporations, a data center with an Energy Star label would have a competitive advantage in seeking such customers.

NJ Passes Bill to Foster Development of OffShore Wind Generation

by

Posted in Environmental and Green Issues

On June 29, 2010

In less than a month, the New Jersey legislature introduced and passed S-2036, the “Offshore Wind Economic Development Act.” Both the NJ Senate and the Assembly passed the Senate version on June 28, 2010. This swift action quickly followed NJ’s joining a 10-state Atlantic OffShore Wind Consortium. The bill establishes an offshore wind renewable energy certificate program that will require a percentage of electricity sold in NJ to be from offshore wind energy. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will be authorized to accept and approve applications for qualified offshore wind projects. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority will have the authority to provide financial assistance to qualified offshore wind projects and associated equipment manufacturers and assembly facilities in the state.

New Jersey Joins OffShore Wind Consortium

by

Posted in Environmental and Green Issues

On June 29, 2010

On June 8, 2010, Governor Chris Christie joined nine East Coast state governors in signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Department of the Interior, which creates the Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium. The consortium is intended to foster federal-state cooperation for commercial wind development on the Outer Continental Shelf off the Atlantic coast.

Changing the Climate for Greenhouse Gas Regulation: Decisions by Appellate Court and EPA May Help to Pave the Way for Comprehensive Federal Legislation

by

Posted in Environmental and Green Issues

On December 25, 2009

Since late June, when the House narrowly passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, the loud and rancorous debate over health care may have obscured another critical issue being considered by Congress: climate change and the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. Decisions made public on successive days in September by a federal appellate court and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), however, may go a long way toward making wide-ranging federal controls over greenhouse gas emissions a reality.

Connect:

About Gibbons

With 200 attorneys, Gibbons is a leading law firm in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington, DC, and Florida, ranked among the nation’s top 200 by The American Lawyer. More…

Subscribe

Archived Blog Posts

Categories