United States: Renewables

With nuclear power re-emerging as a critical piece of the clean energy transition, Adam Banack shares how small modular reactors are moving from concept to deployable infrastructure.

U.S. wholesale electricity prices surged dramatically in 2025, with increases of up to 62% in major markets driven by rising natural gas costs, capacity constraints, and surging demand from data centers and electrification.

As the nation’s AI infrastructure is built, project developers are increasingly relying on natural gas for their power needs. Sheppard’s Digital Infrastructure Team is at the forefront of helping clients navigate...

The Maine Public Utilities Commission has voted to reopen the bid window for its Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program, a coordinated multi-state effort to procure renewable energy generation and transmission infrastructure.

Texas faces a critical juncture as electricity demand from AI infrastructure and data centers surges, testing whether the state can expand power generation, transmission capacity, and storage systems fast enough to maintain grid reliability.

The California Fish and Game Commission has unanimously designated Bendire's thrasher and LeConte's thrasher as candidate species under the California Endangered Species Act, triggering full CESA...

Welcome to the latest installment of Climate Law Matters. At a time when renewable energy deployment faces very real challenges—from political headwinds and regulatory uncertainty to funding challenges...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 27, 2026, finalized its rule establishing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs)...

A New York court has annulled the state's wetlands permitting regulations for failing to comply with environmental review requirements, creating regulatory uncertainty as the Department of Environmental Conservation retains expanded authority but lacks implementing rules. The decision leaves open multiple pathways forward, including appeal, new rulemaking, or restoration of previous regulations, while the underlying statutory framework remains intact.