Lincoln L. Davies

University of Utah

Professor of Law; Executive Director, Energy, Resource, and Environment Programs; Co-Director, Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources, and the Environment

S.J. Quinney College of Law

383 S. University Street

Salt Lake City, UT 84112

United States

http://www.law.utah.edu/stegner-center/

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1.

Beyond Fukushima: Disasters, Nuclear Energy, and Energy Law

Brigham Young University Law Review, Vol. 2011, pp. 1937-1989
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 21 Feb 2012
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Nuclear energy, Fukushima, disasters, energy law, energy policy, environmental law, sustainability, planning

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Feed-in Tariffs in Turmoil

West Virginia Law Review, Vol. 116, p. 937, 2014, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 86
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 13 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2014
Lincoln L. Davies and Kirsten Allen
University of Utah and Fabian & Clendenin, P.C.
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Feed-in tariff (FIT), Renewable energy, Renewable energy support mechanisms, Clean energy, Policy design, Sustainability, Green growth, Climate change

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Incentivizing Renewable Energy Deployment: Renewable Portfolio Standards and Feed-In Tariffs

KLRI Journal of Law and Legislation, Vol. 1, 2011
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 Feb 2012
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Renewable Energy, Feed-In Tariff, Renewable Portfolio Standard, Electricity, Technology-forcing Regulation, Sustainability, Climate Change

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Alternative Energy and the Energy-Environment Disconnect

Idaho Law Review, Vol. 46, pp. 473-507, 2010
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 17 Apr 2010
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Law, Energy Policy, Energy Regulation, Public Utilities, Environmental Law, Sustainable Development, Sustainability

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Power Forward: The Argument for a National RPS

Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 42, No. 5, 2010
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 09 Aug 2010
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Renewable energy, renewables, alternative energy, electricity, utilities, utility regulation, policy design, federalism, energy law, environmental law, renewable portfolio standard, renewable energy requirements, renewable mandates, state laboratories, sustainability, sustainable development

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Reconciling Renewable Portfolio Standards and Feed-In Tariffs

Utah Environmental Law Review, Vol. 32, No. 2, p. 311-61 (2012), University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 4
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 11 Nov 2012
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Renewable Energy, Feed-In Tariff, Renewable Portfolio Standard, RPS, Electricity, Technology-forcing Regulation, Sustainability, Climate Change

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Energy Law and Policy

Energy Law and Policy (West Academic Publishing, 2d ed. 2018), ISBN: 978-1-64020-828-5
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 24 Feb 2020
Lincoln L. Davies, Alexandra B. Klass, Hari M. Osofsky, Joseph P. Tomain and Elizabeth J. Wilson
University of Utah, University of Michigan Law School, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, University of Cincinnati - College of Law and Dartmouth College
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energy law, energy policy, energy resources, nuclear energy, wind energy, coal, natural gas, electricity, transportation, ethanol, renewable energy, solar energy, offshore drilling, hydraulic fracturing, ratemaking, public utility commissions, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, grid modernization

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Understanding Barriers to Commercial-Scale Carbon Capture and Sequestration in the United States: An Empirical Assessment

Energy Policy, Vol. 59, pp. 745-61 (2013)
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 01 Aug 2013
Lincoln L. Davies, Kirsten Uchitel and John Ruple
University of Utah, University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law and University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Carbon capture and sequestration, climate change mitigation, climate policy

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Tracing U.S. Renewable Energy Policy

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 43, pp. 10320-10327, 2013
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 10 Jul 2013
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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renewable energy, U.S. energy policy, renewable portfolio standards, PURPA, production tax credit ("PTC")

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Climate Regulation of the Electricity Industry: A Comparative View from Australia, Great Britain, South Korea, and the United States

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business, Vol. 13, pp. 109-93 , 2017, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 214, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 17/41
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 24 May 2017 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2017
Lincoln L. Davies, Penelope Crossley, Peter Connor, Siwon Park and Shelby Shaw-Hughes
University of Utah, The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law, University of Exeter, Kangwon National University - School of Law and University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Climate Change, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas (GHG), Electricity, Regulation, Renewable Energy, CO2, Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), Emissions Trading Scheme, Feed-In Tariff, Tendering, Auction, Clean Power Plan, Trump, Green Growth, Carbon Tax, Cap and Trade, Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

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Energy Policy Today and Tomorrow - Toward Sustainability?

Journal of Land, Resources & Environmental Law, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 71-89, 2009
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 21 May 2009
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Energy policy, energy law, environmental policy, environmental law, sustainability, climate change, renewable energy, clean energy, policy innovation, legal innovation

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Nevada's Net Energy Metering Experience: The Making of a Policy Eclipse?

Brookings Mountain West Report (November 2016), University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 188
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 07 Jan 2017
Sanya Carley and Lincoln L. Davies
Indiana University Bloomington - School of Public and Environmental Affairs and University of Utah
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Solar, Nevada, net metering, net billing, NEM 2.0, photovoltaics, PV, renewable energy, climate change, RPS, California, Colorado, cost-benefit analysis

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Evaluating RPS Policy Design: Metrics, Gaps, Best Practices, and Paths to Innovation

KLRI Journal of Law and Legislation, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 3-75 (2014), University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No.101
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 03 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2021
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Renewable portfolio standard (RPS), renewables obligation (RO), renewable purchase obligation (“RPO”), renewable energy credit (“REC”), tradable green certificate (“TGC”), renewable energy policy, policy evaluation, feed-in tariff, green growth, clean energy, United States, United Kingdom, India

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Making Sense of the Rapidly Evolving Legal Landscape of Solar Energy Support Regimes

KLRI Journal of Law & Legislation, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 81-142 (2016), University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 195
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 07 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2017
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Solar energy, photovoltaics (PV), distributed generation (DG), grid parity, death spiral, net metering, net billing, feed-in tariff, feed-in premium, RPS, tender, tiering, banding, credit multipliers, Germany, Japan, Nevada

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Skull Valley Crossroads: Reconciling Native Sovereignty and the Federal Trust

Maryland Law Review, Vol. 68, No. 2, pp. 290-376, 2009, U of Utah Legal Studies Paper No. 08-12
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 19 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2009
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Tribal sovereignty, self-determination, federal trust doctrine, federal trust responsibility, plenary power, Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians, tribal economic development, environmental justice, environmental racism, neo-colonialism, tribal-state relations, nuclear waste

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Just a Big, 'Hot Fuss'? Assessing the Value of Connecting Suburban Sprawl, Land Use, and Water Rights Through Assured Supply Laws

Ecology Law Quarterly, Vol. 34, p. 1217, 2007
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 13 May 2008
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Water supply, land use, sprawl, planning, water planning, land planning, assured supply, assured water, show-me-the-water laws

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U.S. Renewable Energy Policy in Context

15 Environmental Law and Policy 33 (2015), University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 146
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 22 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2016
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Renewable energy policy, renewable energy, clean energy, alternative energy, climate change, fossil fuels, sustainable development, green growth

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State Renewable Portfolio Standards: Is There a 'Race' and Is It 'To the Top'?

San Diego Journal of Climate & Energy Law, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 3-78, 2011-12
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 22 Apr 2012
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Renewable Energy, Renewable Portfolio Standard, RPS, Prisoners’ Dilemma, Federalism, Green Jobs

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Emerging Shadows in National Solar Policy? Nevada's Net Metering Transition in Context

The Electricity Journal, Vol. 30, pp. 33-42 (Jan.-Feb. 2017) , University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 191, Indiana University, Bloomington School of Public & Environmental Affairs Research Paper
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 28 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2017
Lincoln L. Davies and Sanya Carley
University of Utah and Indiana University Bloomington - School of Public and Environmental Affairs
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Solar, net metering, net billing, NEM 2.0, photovoltaics, PV, renewable energy, feed-in tariff

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Energy Law and Policy (3d ed. 2022)

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Dec 2021
Lincoln L. Davies, Alexandra B. Klass, Hari M. Osofsky, Joseph P. Tomain and Elizabeth J. Wilson
University of Utah, University of Michigan Law School, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, University of Cincinnati - College of Law and Dartmouth College
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energy law, nuclear energy, carbon capture and storage, renewable energy, wind, solar, fossil fuels, energy extraction, ratemaking, electricity regulation, electric vehicles, energy innovation, hydraulic fracturing, offshore oil and gas development, offshore wind development

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Western Electricity Emerging Markets: State-Level Regulatory Analysis

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 27 Apr 2023
Stephanie Lenhart and Lincoln L. Davies
Boise State University and University of Utah
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electricity markets, regulatory authority, energy transition, regional transmission organizations, Western Interconnection

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Fukushima's Shadow

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 48, No. 4, 2015, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 147
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2016
Lincoln L. Davies and Alexis Jones
University of Utah and University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Nuclear energy, Fukushima, atomic power, disasters, energy law, energy policy, environmental law, sustainability, sustainable development, energy futures

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Eulogizing Renewable Energy Policy

Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2018, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 272
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 27 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2018
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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renewables, policy, RPS, tenders, auctions, feed-in tariffs, rooftop solar, equity, efficacy, efficiency, disruptive innovation

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The Role of Natural Gas in the Clean Power Plan

John Marshall Law Review, Vol. 49, pp. 325-375, 2016, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 192
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 17 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 07 Jan 2017
Lincoln L. Davies and Victoria Luman
University of Utah and University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Natural gas, climate change, historical energy use, Clean Power Plan, bridge fuel, flaring, lighting, electricity production

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Trump, Energy Policy, and Hard Look Review

Proceedings of the 64th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute (2018), Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (2018), Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 504, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 330
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2019
Lincoln L. Davies, Tyler Hubbard and Christopher Sanders
University of Utah, University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law and University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Incomplete Integration: Water, Drought, and Electricity Planning in the West

Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation, Vol. 31, pp. 167-214, 2016, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 193
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 19 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 07 Jan 2017
Lincoln L. Davies and Victoria Luman
University of Utah and University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Integrated resource planning (IRP), water, drought, electric utilities, water-energy nexus

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Energy, Consumption, and the Amorality of Energy Law

109 AJIL Unbound 147 (2015), University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 148
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 01 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2016
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Energy consumption, climate change, energy law, energy policy, energy morality, energy amorality, Pope Francis, COP21, encyclical, Laudato Si, renewable energy, energy efficiency

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Standing, on Appeal

University of Illinois Law Review, No. 3, pp. 957-1012, 2010
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 29 Mar 2013
Amy J. Wildermuth and Lincoln L. Davies
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law and University of Utah
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Lessons for an Endangered Movement: What a Historical Juxtaposition of the Legal Response to Civil Rights and Environmentalism Has to Teach Environmentalists Today

Environmental Law, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2001
Number of pages: 142 Posted: 30 Apr 2010
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Environmentalism, environmental law, civil rights, history of environmentalism, social movements, social change, cooperative federalism, Wise Use Movement, brownlash

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Assured Water Supply Laws in the Sustainability Context

Golden Gate University Environmental Law Review, Vol. 4, pp. 167-198, 2010
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Mar 2013
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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California, an Island?

Stanford Law Review Online, Volume 77 (2024)
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 01 Oct 2024
Lincoln L. Davies and Stephanie Lenhart
University of Utah and Boise State University
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Energy policy, Energy law, Electricity, The grid, Regional transmission organizations (RTOs), Independent system operators (ISOs), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Energy law, Climate change, Resource adequacy, The West, Utilities, Electricity markets, CAISO, SPP, Wildfires, Drought, Governance, Clean energy, California

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East Going West?: The Promise of Assured Supply Laws in Modern Real Estate Development

John Marshall Law Review, Vol. 43, pp. 319-358, 2010
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 29 Mar 2013
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah
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Remaking the Western Grid

Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 898, UC Davis Law Review Online, Volume 58, p. 61 (2025)
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 30 Jan 2025
Lincoln L. Davies, Stephanie Lenhart and Anne Ralph
University of Utah, Boise State University and The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
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Working Toward a Common Goal? Three Case Studies of Brownfields Redevelopment in Environmental Justice Communities

Stanford Environmental Law Journal, Vol. 18, Pp. 285-329, 1999
Posted: 08 Oct 1999
Lincoln L. Davies
University of Utah

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