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Under the 2015 Adjustment Act, increases resulting from the first adjustment were limited to 150 percent of the maximum penalty in effect as of November 2, 2015.

We are pleased to share a recording of our "2022 Midterm Elections: Critical Political and Policy Impacts for the Energy Sector" webinar...

We are pleased to share a recording of Akin Gump's annual energy briefing that took place last week, along with the presentation materials and...

We are pleased to share a recording of our "Building the Energy Hubs of the Future" program, that recently took place in our Houston office, in partnership with the Port of Corpus Christi.

Given the significant number of nuclear plants (approaching 20) and coal-fired plants (approaching 400) that have been recently closed or designated for closing, or are at risk of closing, utilities not already considering utility securitization (enabled through state legislation, with such legislation already existing in approximately 20 states) may want to consider this financing option as a means to recover approved costs related to such plant closings.

On November 15, 2016, FERC issued an order dismissing a petition for declaratory filed by two Maryland electric cooperatives requesting a FERC finding that regulations governing Maryland's pilot...

Launches the "Genesis Mission," directing the Department of Energy (DOE) to create a unified national platform combining supercomputers, cloud compute, scientific datasets, domain-specific foundation models...

We are pleased to share the program materials and a recording of Akin's recently presented webinar, "Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Corporate PPAs."

We are pleased to share the presentation slide deck and a recording of Akin's recently presented webinar, "Navigating U.S. Policy Shifts in the Critical Minerals Sector."

On January 29, 2025, New Mexico threw its hat more fully into the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) legislation ring with the introduction of a bill that adopts a broad "phase-out" ban to PFAS-containing products.

In September 2017, we reported on a Court of Appeals of North Carolina decision holding that entities installing solar panels on customer rooftops are "public utilities" under state law...

Under a second Trump presidency, the U.S. is expected to consider reversal of many of the Biden administration's climate and environmental policies, in addition to a markedly different approach...

Policies and incentives supporting the energy transition, combined with strong oil & gas cashflows and growing concerns over energy security, have enhanced efforts to modernize the industry...

If confirmed, these nominees, once seated, would return the Commission to its full complement, with three Democrats and two Republicans.

The past year has been broadly characterized as one of limited public market activity and rising interest rates putting a dampener on access to capital.

Directs emergency action under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act by streamlining and expediting the approval of orders allowing electric generation resources to operate at maximum capacity during times of anticipated grid failure.

On February 3-5, the PLASTICS' Fluoropolymers Conference gathered several professionals involved with fluoropolymers to discuss the latest challenges, opportunities and technological shifts...

The Biden administration's Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (the "Working Group") took its first step to update the costs to society from carbon dioxide...