Publications & Podcasts
June 28, 2018 Podcast
Verrill Voices: Verrill Dana Utilities Group Publishes "Maine Regulation of Public Utilities: Second Edition"
June 28, 2018 Published Works
Maine Regulation of Public Utilities: Second Edition
Firm Highlights
Matter
Pipeline Refund
Verrill represented MetroMedia, a natural gas marketer, in appealing an adverse ruling of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. We argued the case asserting that the pipeline refund...
Blog
Maine Public Utilities Commission Invites Net Energy Billing Report Comments
Yesterday, the Maine Public Utilities Commission issued a request for comments related to the MPUC’s Net Energy Billing Report to the Legislature. The Commission broadly invited any interested person to submit information or comments...
Blog
Verrill’s Jim Cohen to Moderate Portland Chamber’s “Eggs & Issues” Discussion with Key State Officials regarding COVID-19
On Wednesday April 8, Verrill attorney and Portland Community Chamber of Commerce president James Cohen will moderate the Portland Chamber’s first-ever “virtual” Eggs & Issues on the subject of Maine’s response to the COVID-19...
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T&D Utility Ownership of Generation
Verrill represented Emera in a lengthy case addressing the extent to which the Maine Restructuring Act prevents affiliates of a Maine T&D utility from acquiring ownership of generation facilities. In 2011, Emera sought approval...
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MPUC Adopts Safe Harbor for Determination of “Discrete Electric Generating Facilities,” a Qualification for Net Energy Billing and Distributed Generation Programs
Yesterday, all three Maine Public Utilities Commission Commissioners agreed to adopt a new standard for the determination of what facilities qualify as “discrete electric generating facilities” under the MPUC’s Distributed Generation and Net Energy...
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Defending Arbitration Award
Verrill represented Woodland Pulp before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in successfully defending an arbitration award after a lengthy, contentious arbitration proceeding resolving a dispute between Woodland Pulp and a tenant over shared use...
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Defending Constitutionality of the Wind Energy Act
Verrill successfully defended permits in which the constitutionality of the Wind Energy Act was challenged as well as numerous decisions involving the interpretation and application of sound and scenic standards that govern wind energy...
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Verrill Helps State’s Largest Solar Project Obtain Principal Environmental Permit
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Maine Law Court Holds Citizen's Initiative Cannot Block CMP's NECEC Transmission Line
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MPUC Issues Order Setting Forth “Discrete Electric Generating Facilities” Safe Harbor
Today, the Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) issued an Advisory Ruling establishing a safe harbor for the determination whether a generation facility is a Discrete Electric Generating Facility for the purposes of qualifying for...
