On July 23, 2025, the White House issued Executive Order No. 14318 aimed at accelerating the buildout of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and critical power infrastructure needed to support AI data centers. The Order...more
In a decision notable enough to merit a novel docket prefix (CX25-2-000), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) adopted two new categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) aimed at...more
After more than two years and much debate, FERC recently approved Gas Transmission Northwest LLC's (GTN) GTN XPress Project. GTN XPress was designed to add 150,000 Dth/d of pipeline capacity to the GTN system, enabling it to...more
On July 26, 2023, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a revised Security Directive governing the cybersecurity practices of owners and operators of critical liquid and natural gas pipelines and liquified...more
With Order No. 893, Commission Continues to Prioritize Regulations to Improve Electric Grid Reliability -
Cyberattacks continue to threaten the reliability of the electric grid. In response to a congressional directive to...more
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on November 30, 2022, seeking stakeholder comment on ways to strengthen cybersecurity and resiliency for pipeline and...more
The U.S. electric grid is a prime target for cyberattacks, including by both nation-state actors and organized crime. Electric utilities have been ahead of much of the rest of the energy sector in hardening their...more
Load management is a hot topic these days, as grid managers struggle to satisfy growing energy demand in the face of steadily intensifying seasonal weather patterns. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration,...more
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has revised and reissued its Security Directive on cybersecurity for critical pipelines and liquified natural gas (LNG) facilities. The new Security Directive takes a more...more
Just one month after issuing two policy statements expected to seriously impact the processing of applications for gas infrastructure projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has made a midcourse correction...more
At its February 2022 meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved two policy statements that will significantly affect its processing of applications for gas infrastructure projects. In its Updated...more
On November 16, 2021, the Senate confirmed D.C. Public Service Commission (DCPSC) Chairman Willie Phillips to fill the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) empty fifth seat. Commissioner Phillips was sworn in to...more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the issuance of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) second Security Directive (Directive) creating mandatory cybersecurity rules for owners and operators of...more
Less than a month after the high-profile ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued its first-ever set of mandatory...more
The May 7, 2021, ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline may be a turning point in the way the United States thinks about cybersecurity. The attack underscores the significant threat cyberattacks pose to operational...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's March 20, 2020, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in Docket No. RM20-10-000 proposed several changes to the Commission's electric transmission incentives policy under Section 219...more