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Energy Planning Should Balance Reliability, Affordability

Federal and state governments, utilities, and independent power producers all play a role in shaping the makeup of energy generation.

United States Energy

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Utilities And Data Centers Confront Congressional Scrutiny Over Rising Electricity Prices

Rising electricity prices are becoming an increasingly potent political issue, with both utilities and data centers facing growing scrutiny from federal and state lawmakers on how to insulate ratepayers from rising costs.

United States Energy

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Missouri Bill Proposes Immediate Moratorium On Solar Projects

Missouri lawmakers are advancing Senate Bill 849 (SB 849)—sponsored by the highest-ranking Senate leader...

United States Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Key Takeaways From The California Public Utilities Commission SB 254 Wildfire Report

The California Public Utilities Commission recently issued its Senate Bill 254 Information and Recommendations in response to Executive Order N-34-25 and the recent Senate Bill 254 (Becker, 2025) which overhauled California's approach to wildfires.

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

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

United States Energy

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Alvarez & Marsal

Energy 2026: Navigating Complexity And Seizing 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

United States Energy

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Cozen O'Connor

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

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 LLP

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

United States Energy

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Nossaman LLP

Seventh Circuit Roundup: What Recent Decisions Reveal About Pleading, Intent, And Immunity (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

TPS Is Back-ish For Honduras, Nepal And Nicaragua: I-9s In Limbo

Worldwide Immigration

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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

Senate Bill S4876, the "New Jersey Energy Security and Affordability Act," was introduced on November 17, 2025, by Senators Bob Smith and John Burzichelli.

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

On October 6, 2025, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill ("SB") 283 into law, enacting additional requirements for new battery energy storage system ("BESS") projects in California.

United States Energy

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Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Is Inverse Condemnation Reform On The Table In California?

We recently detailed Senate Bill 254, which overhauls California's approach to wildfires.

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

Wildfire Mitigation Under California SB 254 And Renewable Developers

Senate Bill 254 was passed on September 19, 2025, during California's ongoing wildfire season. Enacted as an urgency statute [Section 75 of S.B. 254]...

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

Data Center Regulation Tracker

United States Energy

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Steptoe LLP

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

United States Energy

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Duane Morris LLP

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

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

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 LLP

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

State Senator Jesse James (R – Thorp) and State Representative Shae Sortwell (R – Two Rivers) have circulated a draft bill (LRB-4710/1) for co-sponsorship that is intended to bolster nuclear energy development in Wisconsin.

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?

On September 10, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed a declaration of a state of emergency specifically for the customers of Andrews Farm Water Company.

United States Energy

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Rich May

NiSource Wins Groundbreaking Regulatory Approval For Energy Generation Strategy

In a landmark regulatory decision, NiSource, one of the largest fully regulated utility companies in the U.S. with a market capitalization of approximately $20 billion...

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

On Friday, September 19, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of bills adopted by the California Legislature.

United States Environment

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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

United States Energy

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Foley & Lardner

People-Centric Water Future: How AI Is Empowering Water Utilities As Community Anchors

For decades, water utilities have been silent service providers - ensuring safe, reliable and essential access to water with little public visibility and engagement.

United States Energy

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Arcadis

Kansas Enacts Data Center Incentive Program

Kansas has established a significant new economic development initiative through the Data Center Incentive Program — outlined in Senate Bill 98 (SB-98) — which was signed into law by Gov.

United States Strategy

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Megawatt Minute Alert: Developments On How Duke Energy Integrates Data Centers And Other New Large Load Customers In North Carolina

On July 24, 2025, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress, LLC (DEP) (together, Duke) filed its response to the June 6 request by the North Carolina Utilities...

United States Energy

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Powering Data Centers: The State Of The States

Until the recent explosion in demand for data centers, driven by requirements for artificial intelligence platforms, siting data centers required a holistic assessment of such factors...

United States Energy

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Alvarez & Marsal

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

United States Environment

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Clark Hill

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

United States Energy

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Baker Botts LLP

Siting Energy And Transmission Line Projects In Arizona

United States Energy

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Holland & Hart

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

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

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