Geoff Hand, a partner at SRH Law, will speak at the Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) Conference and Expo 2011, which takes place at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center on October 11 and 12. Hand will be on the panel for the Read more »
SRH Law Launches New Website
We are pleased to announce the launch of the newly designed SRH Law website. The new website features: Case studies that highlight some of our clients’ impressive achievements and how SRH Law has been able to assist them in accomplishing their Read more »
Health Care Reform in Vermont: What We Know and What We Don’t Know
As most Vermonters are aware, in May 2011, the Vermont legislature passed Act 48, a bill that reforms the way Vermont pays for and delivers health care. Act 48 puts Vermont on the path to a single payer system, but leaves many questions to be Read more »
DPS releases Vermont Draft Energy Plan
The Vermont Department of Public Service (DPS) released a draft of the new 2011 Comprehensive Energy Plan (CEP) earlier this week. By statute, the Comprehensive Energy Plan must be updated every five years, and the plan is intended to provide a Read more »
Seven Days Recognizes Geoff Hand’s & Rebecca Boucher’s Flood Relief Assistance
A recent Seven Days blog post highlighted the flood recovery efforts of two of our colleagues, Geoff Hand and Rebecca Boucher. In the first weekend after Hurricane Irene, Geoff and Rebecca established locations in central Vermont (in the towns of Read more »
“Beginning Construction” Requirements for Section 1603 Cash Grants for Renewable Energy Projects
The federal Section 1603 Treasury Grant Program has provided a major incentive for the development of renewable energy projects in recent years by allowing owners of such projects to receive a cash grant in lieu of federal tax credits for specified Read more »
Comments on PSB Staff Proposal for New Vermont Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Due Sept 14, 2011
The Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) is in the process of preparing a report concerning the development of a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) in Vermont to revise or replace the current RPS and Sustainably Priced Energy Enterprise Development Read more »
Federal Court Permits a Constitutional Challenge to a Certificate of Need Law
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing a commerce clause challenge to Washington State’s Certificate of Need (CON) laws to proceed. The Court found that the original federal legislation that authorized states to enact CON statutes, which was Read more »
Vermont Public Service Board Has Active Summer in Renewables Arena
The Vermont Public Service Board has seen a spate of activity over the past several months in the renewable energy arena. This has included both broad policy setting as well as project-specific decisions. Much of the activity has centered around Read more »
Vermont Court Rules Solar Energy Support & Orientation Equipment Exempt From Sales & Use Tax
In a decision issued last month, the Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit, reversed a Formal Ruling from the Department of Taxes and held that fixed support and orientation equipment used to hold solar photovoltaic (PV) modules are exempt from Read more »
