The State of Energy Storage: What You Need to Know
The administration continues to roll back regulation while shifting its focus to trade, domestic production, and immigration. This week, President Trump issued executive orders closing the Department of Education and...more
Following a hotly contested election, Donald Trump is once again the president-elect and will return to the White House on January 20, 2025. He will do so with a dominant electoral college win, potentially a win of the...more
Financial Institutions Add Bitcoin ETFs, Crypto Product Integrations Continue - According to recent reports, two major U.S. financial institutions have begun offering spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to their...more
On March 1, a cryptocurrency company (plaintiff) and the U.S. Department of Energy submitted a settlement agreement to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas to discontinue an emergency crypto mining survey...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Department of Energy’s Proposed Regulations for Household...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. Government funding expires at midnight Friday, making passage of a short-term extension of the current Continuing...more
With Republicans narrowly taking control of the House of Representatives and Democrats maintaining a slim majority in the Senate in the 118th Congress, companies should be prepared for significant private sector oversight and...more
In a new report issued September 8, the US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) outlines the environmental and energy impacts of cryptocurrencies and digital assets and calls for the development of federal and state...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
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are back in session this week. The House plans to vote on numerous Education and Labor, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure...more
In November 2021, non‑state issued digital assets reached a combined market capitalization of $3 trillion, up from approximately $14 billion in early November 2016. Several global monetary authorities are exploring, and in...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in recess this week. Once they return, they will continue their work on FY22 appropriations, the reconciliation bill, election reform,...more
Cryptocurrency Regulation and Enforcement at the US Federal and State Levels - The intensifying focus in recent months on cryptocurrency regulation and enforcement at both the federal and state levels demonstrates digital...more
Bye-Bye, Bitcoin: It's Time to Ban Cryptocurrencies - "International banking officials say cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are speculative assets, not sustainable, usable money." Why this is important: This opinion piece...more
Blockchain Developments for Energy Grids, Automobiles, Enterprise Protocols - Earlier this week, TFA Labs, an internet-of-things security startup, announced plans to explore Factom’s protocol as a solution for validating the...more
A biweekly update on blockchain technology applications, distributed energy resources, and other innovative technologies in the energy sector....more
Blockchain Property Records Trial Completed, Energy Grid Project Continues, New Patents Granted - According to a press release issued late last week, U.K.-based firm Instant Property Network recently completed a successful...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Recess. The Senate recessed last week after leadership reached an agreement to accelerate consideration of multiple juridical nominations in order to depart two weeks earlier...more