Worldwide: Utilities

Subscribe

Energy law and electricity regulation thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics that involve accounting and audit law from specialists working in this area every day. Content covering topics such as Chemicals, Energy Law, Mining, Oil, Gas and Electricity, Renewables and Utilities.

Inside Digital Infrastructure: Spring Lane Capital’s Rob Day On Power Strategy, Microgrids, And What It Takes To Win The AI Race

Rob Day, Partner and Co-Founder at Spring Lane Capital, explores how the urgent need for power capacity is fundamentally reshaping data center investment strategy, from the surge in microgrid development to the strategic risks of over-reliance on natural gas. He reveals why the economics of battery-powered microgrids are closer to viability than most realize and shares a practical playbook for developers looking to start consuming power today while building tomorrow's AI infrastructure.

United States Energy

M

Mintz

Kentucky General Assembly Lends Support For Nuclear Development With Senate Bill 57

Kentucky's Senate Bill 57 establishes a comprehensive Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot Program, offering grants up to $25 million to utilities and partners for securing federal permits to construct advanced nuclear facilities. The legislation creates a detailed framework for eligibility, cost recovery, and forfeiture provisions while positioning Kentucky to develop a nuclear energy ecosystem through strategic incentives and regulatory support.

United States Energy

FB

FBT Gibbons

Bridge Over Troubled Water: How The EPA Is Seeking To Bolster Water Security And Lower Costs Across Industrial Sectors By Reusing Water

The EPA’s Water Reuse Action Plan 2.0 (“WRAP 2.0”) is a non-regulatory federal initiative relaunched in April 2026. Its goal is to accelerate treated wastewater reuse across industries...

United States Environment

CH

Clark Hill

Securing The Grid: Why Cyber Resilience Is Now Top Priority For Utilities

As utilities modernize their grids with distributed energy resources, digital operations, and IoT devices, cybersecurity has evolved from a technical concern into a strategic business risk that directly impacts operational reliability, regulatory compliance, and customer trust.

United States Technology

A

AlixPartners

Industry Participants Anticipate FERC Ruling That Could Alter The Regulatory Framework For Data Center Interconnection

United States Energy

SM

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Proposed Legislation Pending In Oklahoma State Legislature Would Impact Responsibility For Payment Of Costs Associated With Data Centers And Other Large Load Facilities

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

Kentucky Overhauls Public Service Commission And Siting Board, Expanding Utilities Oversight

United States Energy

FB

FBT Gibbons

Texas Senate Bill 6 Update: What Data Centers And Large Load Customers Should Know About Proposed Interconnection Standards

United States Government

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

DOE Releases $1.9 Billion Funding Opportunity For Grid Upgrades And Expansion

United States Energy

HK

Holland & Knight

White House's "BYOG" Policy Creates Opportunities As 7 Tech Giants Pledge To Self-supply Power For Data Centers

United States Energy

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

Inside Digital Infrastructure: Enchanted Rock's Joel Yu On Speed To Power And Data Center Siting

United States Technology

M

Mintz

Rapid Fire Remix: North Carolina Government Relations, Utilities, And Natural Disaster Recovery

United States Insurance

Wa

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Energy Planning Should Balance Reliability, Affordability

United States Energy

BT

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Utilities And Data Centers Confront Congressional Scrutiny Over Rising Electricity Prices

United States Energy

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

We Get Contracting: Episode 2 — Civil Rights Compliance Opens New Path To FCA Claims (Podcast)

United States Government

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Force Majeure And The Middle East Conflict: Ten Practical Tips For Contracting Parties

United States Commercial

BB

Baker Botts LLP

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

United States Tax

N

Nossaman 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

BC

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

N

Nossaman LLP

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

AM

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

BB

Baker Botts LLP

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

United States Energy

CO

Cozen O'Connor

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

United States Energy

KR

Kutak Rock LLP

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

United States Energy

TS

Taft Stettinius & Hollister

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

United States Energy

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

SB 6 Implementation Shaping Data Center Future In Texas

United States Technology

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

FERC Withdraws Controversial "Duty Of Candor" Proposal

United States Energy

BB

Baker Botts LLP

California's Bold Move Toward A Unified Western Grid

United States Energy

SM

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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

United States Energy

N

Nossaman LLP

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

United States Energy

SH

Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

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

United States Energy

CC

Cox, Castle & Nicholson

California's Bold Move Toward A Unified Western Grid

California is positioning itself to help run a unified, independently governed electricity market across the West. With AB 825 signed on September 19, 2025...

United States Energy

SM

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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

Public utilities rely on access to private and public land to build and maintain essential infrastructure.

United States Energy

N

Nossaman LLP

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

SH

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

CC

Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Is Inverse Condemnation Reform On The Table In California?

United States Environment

N

Nossaman LLP

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

FL

Fennemore

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

On October 23rd, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") containing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...

United States Energy

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

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

On October 23, 2025, the Secretary of Energy ("Secretary") invoked a rarely utilized provision of the Department of Energy Organization Act ("DOE Act")...

United States Energy

M

Mintz

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

MB

Michael Best

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

United States Energy

RM

Rich May

NiSource Wins Groundbreaking Regulatory Approval For Energy Generation Strategy

United States Energy

BT

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

SM

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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

United States Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

Key Considerations For Identifying Project Right-of-Way Needs

United States Energy

N

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

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Massachusetts Energy Storage Procurement Underway

United States Energy

FH

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

SJ

Steptoe LLP

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

United States Energy

A

Arcadis

Kansas Enacts Data Center Incentive Program

United States Strategy

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

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

United States Energy

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Powering Data Centers: The State Of The States

United States Energy

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

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

United States Environment

CH

Clark Hill

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

United States Energy

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Siting Energy And Transmission Line Projects In Arizona

United States Energy

HH

Holland & Hart

See more

Latest Videos

See more