Structuring power purchase agreements (PPAs) to match data center load profiles, align development milestones across power and data center development activities, and support the operational needs is essential for both power...more
The IEA’s 2025 Global Critical Minerals Outlook reveals a market at a crossroads: While demand for energy transition and other minerals continues to surge, investment and supply diversification are not keeping pace....more
6/23/2025
/ China ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Energy Sector ,
Export Controls ,
G7 ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
Investment ,
Minerals ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain
On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed granting the State of Texas primary enforcement authority—commonly referred to as “primacy”—over the permitting and regulation of Class VI underground...more
6/13/2025
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Drinking Water ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
State and Local Government ,
Texas ,
Underground Injection Wells
Texas has responded to rapid electrical load growth with legislative reforms. On June 1, 2025, Texas Senate Bill 6 (SB 6), passed both chambers of the Legislature with bipartisan support and was sent to Governor Abbott for...more
On March 20, 2025, the Trump administration invoked emergency powers in an Executive Order (EO) entitled Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production, aiming to accelerate domestic mineral mining and processing....more
3/27/2025
/ Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of the Interior ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Investment ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Minerals ,
Mining ,
National Security ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
Critical minerals are the backbone of modern technologies and national security, powering everything from advanced semiconductors and electric vehicle batteries to missile guidance systems and renewable energy infrastructure....more
3/14/2025
/ China ,
Clean Energy ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
International Trade ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mineral Extraction ,
National Security ,
Renewable Energy ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
By one count, worldwide there were some 11,800 data centers in early 2024. Within that census are facilities so small that they fit in office building closets, while others are among the largest manmade structures on the...more
2/28/2025
/ Cloud Computing ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Centers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Information Technology ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovative Technology ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technology Sector
As we covered previously, President Trump has made clear that the U.S. is focused on increasing investments into building, scaling and speeding the development of AI infrastructure and data centers in the U.S., and Big Tech...more
2/28/2025
/ Apple ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Tech ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Sector ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovation ,
Innovative Technology ,
Investment ,
Machine Learning ,
Manufacturers ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technology Sector
In just over a week, the second Trump administration has already announced initiatives that could lead to major shifts in the legal landscape for artificial intelligence (AI) and associated energy sources. What is more, the...more
With a renewed focus on domestic energy production and regulatory reform, the incoming administration signals significant shifts in U.S. energy and climate priorities.
The incoming Trump Administration will prioritize...more
12/19/2024
/ China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Export Bans ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Grants ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Incentives ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Minerals ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Trump Administration ,
UNFCCC ,
Wind Power
On October 3, 2024, the Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to fund up to $400 million for clean energy projects in rural and remote areas via its Energy...more
Traditional and social media are thick with reports and predictions of the remarkable increase in size, power consumption and significance of data centers. Not only technology companies but real estate and energy developers,...more
Artificial intelligence, data centers, carbon removal and zero-emission power may sound like a winning line (plus the Free Space) on a 2024 Buzzword Bingo card. But the concepts have come into dramatic real-world tension as...more
9/12/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Data Centers ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Green Energy ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovative Technology ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technology Sector
If all goes as planned, solar, wind and other clean energy technologies will help us abandon carbon emissions for good. But many green power sources perform their best only when nature cooperates, so an important (and...more
The energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are growing significantly, with the Department of Energy (DOE) forecasting a tenfold increase in data center energy demand due to the rise of AI applications and...more
6/11/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technology Sector
Hydrogen, solar, wind—and even microwave beams from outer space—are a few of the alternative energies being explored as the world strives to cut the cord on carbon emissions. Recently, advancements in geothermal energy...more
Scientists have long proposed that solar electricity generation in space could be an integral component of the world’s carbon-free future. In the 1970s, a U.S. Navy experiment showed that it might be possible to capture solar...more
The 88th regular session of the Texas Legislature saw an unusually high number of proposed bills with a stated focus of ensuring reliability of the Texas grid and favoring “dispatchable generation” (having output within human...more
6/15/2023
/ Corporate Taxes ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Grants ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Texas
California has tremendous offshore wind resources and ambitious offshore power goals, but the uncertain rules and regimes for development have delayed implementation of projects.
The California Energy Commission (CEC)...more
6/15/2023
/ BOEM ,
Bureau of Safety and Envirnonmental Enforcement ,
California ,
CEQA ,
Clean Energy ,
Coast Guard ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Historic Preservation ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
NEPA ,
Offshore Lease ,
Offshore Wind ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
Renewable Energy ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Wind Power
As demand increases for low-carbon technologies to power the energy transition, the acquisition of critical materials—so-called given their integral role in the transition of energy activities—is becoming increasingly...more
As the world pursues ambitious net-zero carbon emission goals, demand is soaring for the critical materials required for the technologies leading the energy transition. Lithium may be the most well-known of these inputs due...more
Overview of the current energy mix, and the place in the market of different energy sources -
Due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. total energy consumption in 2020 is on pace to decline for a second straight...more
12/7/2020
/ Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
FERC ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Methane ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Energy Incentives ,
Solar Energy ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
After COVID-19, every facility will be to some degree a health care facility.
The energy and infrastructure sectors will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic only with modifications to address the possibility of recurrence....more
4/13/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Social Distancing ,
State and Local Government
Overview of the current energy mix, and the place in the market of different energy sources -
U.S. energy consumption was 101 quadrillion British thermal units (Quads) in 2018, up from 97 Quads in 2017, according to the...more
10/23/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fuel Standards ,
Legislative Agendas ,
PG&E ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Renewable Energy ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Wildfires
Over view of the current energy mix, and the place in the market of different energy sources -
Oil and gas -
The U.S. mainly relies on petroleum and natural gas fossil fuels for two-thirds of its primary energy needs....more
11/8/2018
/ Coal Industry ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tariffs