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As used in KRS 278.010 to 278.450, 278.541 to 278.544, 278.546 to 278.5462, and 278.990, unless the context ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed seven comprehensive data center bills that fundamentally reshape how these facilities are regulated in the state, imposing unprecedented transparency requirements and regulatory controls over electricity use, water consumption, and land-use impacts. The legislation eliminates CEQA exemptions, establishes new utility tariffs to prevent cost-shifting to ratepayers...

California AG Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit against country club owners and operators ClubCorp Holdings, Inc., ClubCorp Club Operations, Inc., CCA Club Operations Holding, LLC, ClubCorp USA, Inc., ...

As AI-driven data centers push electricity demand to unprecedented levels, the race to build digital infrastructure is becoming a race for power itself. Industry experts are now questioning whether aging electric grids can deliver the capacity, reliability, and interconnection speed needed to support next-generation facilities, and whether behind-the-meter solutions can truly replace more than a century of grid engineering and operational experience.

As U.S. utilities commit record capital to grid expansion, equipment procurement has emerged as a critical constraint. Lead times for transformers now stretch beyond two years, while material scarcity, inflation, and labor shortages compound delays across conductor, switchgear, and substation components.

Members of the Sheppard Mullin Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance Team wrote an article published in the March 16, 2020 edition of Tax Notes Federal regarding the practical impacts...

In a recent case presenting "another piece of the California energy crisis puzzle, the Ninth Circuit, in an opinion authored by Judge Sydney Thomas, reaffirmed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s wide latitude in its enforcement decisions under the Federal Power Act. The Ninth Circuit concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a petition by the California Independent System Operator that implicated FERC’s prosecutorial discretion, and a petition by PG&E because it

Power generators deploying artificial intelligence face a complex web of legal risks spanning grid reliability compliance, market manipulation exposure, cybersecurity obligations, data privacy, tort liability, and rapidly evolving federal and state AI governance frameworks.

The prospect that oil prices might remain high for the foreseeable future is forcing both governments and the private sector to explore other sources of transportation fuels besides oil.

In a pair of orders issued on October 20, 2022,1 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or "Commission") ruled for the first time that an entity.

California Governor Newsom signed seven data center bills into law on September 21, 2026, establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework that takes effect January 1, 2027. These bills create new tariff regimes administered by the California Public Utilities Commission, impose extensive reporting requirements on data center operators, and establish water disclosure mandates and CEQA treatment protocols.

In 2012, California was the first state to recognize in statute a human right to water. As set forth in Section 106.3 of the California Water Code, it is the “established policy of the state that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking and sanitary purposes.”

State programs to promote the development of renewable energy continue to multiply and evolve, presenting challenges, opportunities and some unexpected consequences for the US power market.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or "Commission") issued on April 16, 2020 two orders[1] largely denying requests for rehearing of its prior decisions...

On November 17, 2003, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued two orders implementing behavioral rules for market-based electricity and natural gas sales.

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

The electricity industry’s movement toward renewable energy development presents a unique opportunity for owners and developers of large-scale real property (e.g., warehouses and distribution centers).