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With existing and readily available technology, every industrial facility, factory, campus, hospital, hotel, commercial building, department store, apartment and house can generate enough electricity to satisfy its own needs under normal conditions and have back-up power when there is a blackout.

On December 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the "Department"), pursuant to President Trump's May 2020 Executive Order 13920 on "Securing the United States Bulk-Power System" (EO)...

On July 3, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued an order confirming a more aggressive posture towards scrutinizing the ability of investors to exercise control over public...

The previous alert in this series traced the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) regulatory trajectory from the Talen Order through the pending Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on large-load interconnection (the DOE Rulemaking Proposal), a progression from rejection to structured accommodation in just 18 months.

Rapid changes in the electric utility industry in the United States present a host of opportunities for potential investors to enter the market.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched America's Great Corridors of Commerce, a voluntary initiative to accelerate utility deployment along existing transportation rights-of-way through public-private partnerships and federal support. Meanwhile, Congress is pursuing targeted legislation on broadband access and transmission planning, creating three parallel federal efforts that share a premise but diverge on mechanism—voluntary incentives versus regulatory mandates versus study-first ground

On 2 April 2009, the US Supreme Court ruled in "Entergy Corporation et al. v. Riverkeeper, Inc." that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may use cost-benefit analysis in setting standards and issuing permits under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act, overturning a 2007 decision by the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

On December 19, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued opinions in Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County Washington v. FERC (Snohomish) and Public Utilities Commission of the State of California v. FERC (CPUC) and consolidated separate appeals that addressed several interrelated issues concerning unilateral attempts to modify forward contracts entered into by power companies in California, Nevada and Washington during the western energy crisis of 2000-01.

On June 18, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued an order to Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) directing SPP and SPP transmission owners to show cause...

Municipal utilities are again using the proceeds from the sale of tax-exempt bonds to prepay for long-term supplies of natural gas. A significant number of these gas prepayment transactions closed in 2006. More are likely in the future.

On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed into law the Domenici-Barton Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("Domenici-Barton" or "the Act"). This Legal Alert summarizes the provisions in Title III of the Act related to natural gas price reporting and price transparency, in the context of related events in the last two years.

The water industry is on the brink of a transformation unlike anything we've seen before.

On September 1, 2020, a sharply divided Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the "Commission") abandoned its long-standing ...

Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer issues Letter of Censure to Malcolm Brinded, Executive Director of Shell EP.

Traditionally, regulation of the energy sector has occurred at the federal level and through specialized state regulatory bodies. However, attorneys general are playing an increasingly prominent role in regulating energy and environmental activity within their states.

U.S. battery energy storage installations reached record highs in Q1 2026, while California pushes forward with ambitious offshore wind plans and major solar-plus-storage projects secure billions in financing. Despite federal headwinds, state officials and industry leaders remain committed to renewable energy targets, with significant developments spanning from California's Central Valley to New York's community solar initiatives.

President Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005—the long-awaited energy bill—on August 8, 2005. Like the similarly named Energy Policy Act of 1992, the law is expected to result in significant changes in the electric sector.