April 3, 2023 Express Update

On March 29, 2023, the Electric Vehicle Rate Design Working Group filed its recommendations to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (click here to view the document). The working group was established by an order of the PUC. The purpose of which was for stakeholder feedback on how the regulatory body should design rate structures in […]

Conservative news media has been abuzz the last couple weeks regarding the announcement that Stacey Abrams, a predominant progressive Democratic leader from Georgia, has taken a job with Rewiring America as its Senior Counsel. Rewiring America is a well-funded environmental group dedicated to encouraging all Americans to electrify their homes and businesses. The group is […]

Last week, the main event was House passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. The bill, which would expand oil and gas drilling and roll back environmental protections, including major pieces of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, is, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), dead on arrival in the Senate. Still, […]

The Biden Administration has released new rules that will significantly shorten the list of electric vehicles that qualify for federal tax credits. The rules, issued by the Treasury Department, are a result of the Inflation Reduction Act and designed to encourage consumers to turn away from fossil fuels in favor of EVs. Automakers must meet […]

The PPA joined other petroleum associations in asking the Senate Agriculture Committee leadership to support a five-year extension of the National Oilheat Research Alliance (“NORA”) through October 1, 2033. NORA was first authorized in 2000, via title VII of the Energy Act of 2000, to provide funding that would allow the liquid heating industry to […]

Last week, the EPA approved California’s rule to start phasing out gas-powered heavy-duty vehicles. Also, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Washington and Oregon have already moved to adopt the rule even though some lack the electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support new electric trucks. Adopted in 2020, the Advanced Clean Trucks Rule requires manufacturers […]

The IRS requires all untaxed diesel fuel or untaxed kerosene dispensers to display specific labels describing the product and their taxable status and use. The IRS requires these labels to contain specific language that may not be altered or shortened in any way. EPA dispenser labels for low sulfur products are not a substitute for […]