We have the pleasure of presenting insights from Belton Zeigler, co-leader of the Womble energy sector, and Steve Snyder, an expert in federal regulatory issues involving power....more
3/18/2025
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Nuclear Power ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability ,
Transmission Grid ,
Utilities Sector
Modern data centers are the foundation of our information society and now use artificial intelligence to generate new forms of machine intelligence and learning – though at the cost of considerable energy consumption. Their...more
2/27/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Data Centers ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Transmission Grid
Small modular reactors (SMRs) can be collocated with high demand customers such as data centers and large manufacturing and chemical facilities to provide electric energy and capacity to them directly. Behind-the-meter...more
2/14/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Interconnections ,
ISO/RTO ,
NERC ,
Nuclear Power ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Transmission Grid
Congress and the Biden Administration recognize hydrogen’s potential to address the clean energy imperative. This past year, The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriated $8B of spending to build out clean hydrogen...more
5/20/2022
/ Automotive Industry ,
Biden Administration ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Natural Gas ,
PHMSA ,
UK
On September 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) made it possible through aggregation for small solar, bio-mass, wind, storage, demand response and other distributed energy resources to bid competitively...more
On December 19, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) gobsmacked the renewables industry by issuing an order that makes it nearly impossible for most new renewable energy projects in the PJM system to sell...more
2/24/2020
/ Electric Generation Suppliers ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
New Rules ,
Offshore Wind ,
Public Utility ,
Renewable Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
Transmission Grid ,
Wind Power
A recent ruling in the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) bankruptcy proceeding highlights the risk to certain renewable energy projects from utility bankruptcy. In a June 7, 2019 ruling, the PG&E bankruptcy court denied...more
7/5/2019
/ Adversary Proceedings ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Energy Projects ,
Exclusive Jurisdiction ,
FERC ,
PG&E ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Public Interest ,
Renewable Energy ,
Section 365 ,
Unsecured Debt