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Alpha Beneath The Asphalt: Tapping Into Underground Water Infrastructure's Trillion Dollar Opportunity

North America's underground water infrastructure, which includes drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems, is entering a sustained, multi-decade renewal cycle.

United States Energy

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Alvarez & Marsal

Energy 2026: Navigating Complexity And Seizing Opportunities

Looking ahead to 2026, the energy sector is at a pivotal point, shaped by ongoing challenges and emerging new opportunities.

United States Energy

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Baker Botts LLP

Democratic AGs Keep Wind Energy Whirling With CT, RI Win And New NY Lawsuits

Following Connecticut AG William Tong's and Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha's opposition to a U.S. Department of Interior (DOI)...

United States Energy

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Cozen O'Connor

Senator Tom Cotton Introduces Bill To Establish Consumer-Regulated Electric Utilities

U.S. Senator Tom Cotton has introduced a bill that would establish a new category of "consumer-regulated electric utility," or CREU. Under the bill, a CREU would be exempt from regulation under the Federal Power Act...

United States Energy

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Kutak Rock LLP

Minnesota Looks To Grid Enhancing Technologies As A New Tool To Provide Transmission Congestion Relief

United States Energy

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

FERC Orders PJM To Create Clear Rules For Co-Located Data Centers And Large Loads

United States Energy

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Beveridge & Diamond

SB 6 Implementation Shaping Data Center Future In Texas

United States Technology

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Perkins Coie LLP

FERC Withdraws Controversial "Duty Of Candor" Proposal

United States Energy

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Baker Botts LLP

California's Bold Move Toward A Unified Western Grid

United States Energy

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

A Refresher On The Right-of-Way And Condemnation Process For Utilitie

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

New Jersey Energy Security And Affordability Act: What Senate Bill S4876 Means For Nuclear And Grid Development

United States Energy

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

What SB 283, Requiring Early Fire District Review, Means For Your Battery Energy Storage System Projects

United States Energy

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Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Is Inverse Condemnation Reform On The Table In California?

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

Wildfire Mitigation Under California SB 254 And Renewable Developers

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

The Trump Gold Card And Proposed Trump Platinum Card: Legal, Practical, Tax, And Economic Considerations For High-Net-Worth Immigrants

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Artificial Intelligence In ADR: A Neutral's Evolving Perspective

United States Technology

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JAMS

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – January 2026

Worldwide Environment

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Data Center Regulation Tracker

Steptoe's Data Center Team is pleased to announce the launch of its Data Center Regulation Tracker. Steptoe's Data Center Regulation Tracker monitors state regulatory and legislative...

United States Energy

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Steptoe LLP

Secretary Of Energy Directs FERC To Develop Rules For Interconnecting Large Loads

On October 23, 2025, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANOPR) directing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to develop rules...

United States Energy

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Duane Morris LLP

DOE Proposes New Federal Standards For Interconnecting Large Loads To The Grid

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has taken a major step toward addressing a pressing challenge in the energy and technology landscape...

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

California Supreme Court Replaces Greyhound Deference For Public Utilities Commission's Interpretation Of Its Code With Less Deferential Yamaha Standard

In its opinion in Center for Biological Diversity v. Public Utilities Commission the California Supreme Court overturned the First Appellate District's application of the highly deferential Greyhound standard of review ...

United States Energy

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Fennemore

In A Move Affecting The Future Of Data Centers, DOE Directs FERC To Act On Large Load Interconnections

United States Energy

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Crowell & Moring LLP

DOE Directs FERC To Consider Groundbreaking Rules Related To Large Load Interconnection

United States Energy

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Mintz

State Lawmakers Propose Bill To Incentivize Nuclear Energy In Wisconsin, With Potential Side Effects For Renewable Developers

United States Energy

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Michael Best

What Happens To A Utility Company And Its Customers When There's A State Of Emergency For Utility Service?

United States Energy

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Rich May

NiSource Wins Groundbreaking Regulatory Approval For Energy Generation Strategy

United States Energy

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

California Extends Carbon Market Through 2045 With Modest Changes; Provides Market Stability And Reaffirms The State's Climate Commitments

United States Environment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

New Requirements For Wind, Solar, And Storage Facility Leases In Texas

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Key Considerations For Identifying Project Right-of-Way Needs

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

DC Circuit Re-Affirms Its "Broad View" Of A Small Power Production Facility's "Power Production Capacity" After Loper Bright Remand

United States Energy

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Steptoe LLP

Massachusetts Energy Storage Procurement Underway

United States Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

New Requirements For Wind, Solar, And Storage Facility Leases In Texas

On May 29, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill No. 3809 into law, adding new provisions to the Texas Utilities Code that impose decommissioning and financial assurance requirements...

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Key Considerations For Identifying Project Right-of-Way Needs

When public agencies or utilities move forward with infrastructure projects, one of the most critical steps is determining exactly what property rights must be acquired.

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

DC Circuit Re-Affirms Its "Broad View" Of A Small Power Production Facility's "Power Production Capacity" After Loper Bright Remand

Disagreement over whether the Broadview Solar facility should or should not be a QF has now lasted over five years and has been the subject of many past blog posts.

United States Energy

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Steptoe LLP

Massachusetts Energy Storage Procurement Underway

Massachusetts's first "Section 83E" procurement for energy storage is underway, with bids due Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at noon.

United States Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

NERC Proposes Which Reliability Standards Will Initially Be Applicable To Non-BES IBRs Equal Or Greater Than 20 MVA Connected To 60 KV Or Higher Transmission Facilities

United States Energy

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Steptoe LLP

Michigan Public Service Commission Continues Method Of Setting Utility Revenues Based On Projected Future Costs

On July 10, the Michigan Public Service Commission ("Commission") issued an order in Case No. U-21637 ("Order") reaffirming its approach to establishing Michigan utility revenues based on utilities...

United States Environment

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Clark Hill

Texas Senate Bill 6: Understanding The Impacts To Large Loads And Co-located Generation

During its 2025 regular session, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 6 ("SB 6") to establish a regulatory framework to manage the rapid growth of consumers...

United States Energy

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Baker Botts LLP

Siting Energy And Transmission Line Projects In Arizona

While Arizona's patchwork of jurisdictions creates complexity, early engagement with regulators and careful project design can enable project proponents to navigate these challenges successfully...

United States Energy

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Holland & Hart

Senate Bill 6 Positions Texas To Better Manage Large Electrical Loads And Strengthen Grid Reliability

S.B. 6 amends multiple sections of the Texas Utilities Code and introduces new provisions designed to ensure that large load customers fairly contribute to system costs and can be reliably managed during grid emergencies.

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Important Texas Regulatory Updates For Data Centers

United States Energy

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Mayer Brown

Evaluating The Opportunity For Exploration And Production Companies Around Onsite Power Generation For Data Centers And Electrification

United States Energy

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AlixPartners

FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries For June 2025

United States Energy

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Perkins Coie LLP

Good For The Grid (And For Customers): Demand Response Communications Are "Closely Related" To Utility Service Under The TCPA

United States Media & IT

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The AI Thirst Trap

United States Technology

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Nossaman LLP

House Bill 3809 Adds Obligations To Battery Energy Storage Lessees In Texas

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Texas Legislature Adopts New Law Regarding Large Load Interconnection And Operation

United States Energy

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Butler Snow LLP

Adaptive Reuse – A Passing Fad Or A Newly Emerging Asset Class To Be Reckoned With?

United States Real Estate

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Duane Morris LLP

Alternative Power Plays: Solving The Power Demand Challenge With Dynamic Line Rating Technology (Podcast)

United States Energy

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

A Look At Customer Assistance Programs For Utility Bills Today

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

Maine Energy Storage Procurement Inches Closer, Comments Requested From Energy Storage Developers By June 9, 2025

United States Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

Another Day, Another Important PFAS Update: EPA Explains Its Stance On National Drinking Water Standards

United States Energy

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Arnold & Porter

DOE Announces New Wave Of Energy Efficiency Rollbacks – Over A Dozen Product Types Could Be Impacted

United States Energy

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Beveridge & Diamond

Rhode Island Issues RFP For 1.2 GW Of Offshore Wind, First Since CT-RI-MA MOU For Joint Procurements

United States Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

Alternative Power Plays: How Topology Optimization Improves The Grid (Podcast)

United States Energy

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

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