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On January 9, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Sackett v. EPA, a challenge by homeowners to EPA’s issuance of an enforcement order under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

The S&P 500 Index fell 3.30% during the third quarter of 2023, with growth stocks losing slightly less than value stocks. Interest rate–sensitive stocks in the utilities...

There are many people who believe that energy storage is the "silver bullet" that will facilitate the modernization of the electric grid, including the integration of more energy from renewable sources into the electric system.

In the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("EPAct 2005"), Congress mandated market-based rates for new natural gas storage facilities even where the applicant is unable to demonstrate that it lacks market power if FERC finds that "market-based rates are in the public interest and necessary to encourage the construction of the storage capacity in the area needing storage services [and] customers are adequately protected."

Electric transmission planning processes have not been able to keep pace with demand for interconnection service, leaving over 1,000 gigawatts (GW)...

On April 15, 2021, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NOPR") to supplement the March 2020 NOPR regarding its electric transmission incentive policy under Federal Power Act...

The Prohibition Order is part of the U.S. government's actions under the May 1, 2020, Executive Order on Securing the U.S. Bulk-Power System.

Tennessee AG Herbert Slatery III reached a settlement with cigarette manufacturer Xcaliber International Ltd., LLC ("Xcaliber") over allegations that sold cigarettes considered to be contraband under state law.

Scientists have been puzzling over the nature of electricity since as early as 565 B.C., when the Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus experimented by rubbing amber on fur to attract feathers...

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources ("DOER") and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center ("MassCEC") released their long-awaited report on energy storage, "State of Charge" on Friday.

On November 13, 2017, the US Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit held in Allco Renewable Energy Ltd. v. Mass. Elec. Co. that a Qualifying Facility does not have a private right of action...

On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a monumental $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.

North American development-stage projects interconnecting with Midcontinent Independent System Operator ("MISO") member utilities may no longer rely on funds deposited for network upgrades being...

On July 25, the Supreme Court for the County of Albany, New York issued a decision vacating key directives of the New York Public Service Commission in its Order Resetting Retail Energy Markets and Establishing Further Process issued on February 23.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission imposed a $722 million penalty against American Efficient, LLC for collecting capacity market payments without owning or controlling the energy efficiency resources it claimed.

President Trump's Executive Order 14420 prohibits the acquisition and installation of foreign-produced bulk-power system electric equipment from countries like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, citing national security risks from potential digital backdoors and remote sabotage capabilities. The Order grants the Secretary of Energy broad authority to restrict equipment transactions and may require removal or replacement of previously installed foreign equipment, with implementing regulations expected by

On 1 May 2006, the Bolivian government passed a law, Supreme Decree 28701, announcing that it was taking over the oil and gas resources in the country. This nationalisation policy sent shock waves throughout the oil and gas industry, especially foreign companies operating in Bolivia, including Repsol of Spain, B.P. of the United Kingdom, Total of France and Petrobras of Brazil.

California's power curtailments have surged dramatically in early 2026, with 4.5 million MWh of solar and wind energy curtailed in just the first half of the year. Meanwhile, a federal court has upheld FERC's accelerated permitting process for grid connections, and new solar and battery storage projects totaling billions in investment are moving forward across California, Nevada, and Texas.