The White House recently unveiled “America’s AI Action Plan,” a comprehensive strategy designed to secure United States leadership in the global artificial intelligence race. The plan is built on three foundational pillars:...more
On May 22, 2025, the Georgia House of Representatives convened the inaugural meeting of the Special Committee on Resource Management, a group charged with examining how Georgia will manage the long-term demands of population...more
The UAE’s bold move to launch the “Stargate” AI data center in Abu Dhabi by 2026 is more than a technological milestone. It’s a strategic play that reinforces the country’s ambition to lead in AI, digital infrastructure, and...more
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a May 13th report titled: After more than a decade of little change, U.S. electricity consumption is rising again (“Report”)....more
In 2023, the Scientific American published an article warning about the shocking amount of electricity that would be used by artificial intelligence (AI). The Scientific American referenced a peer-reviewed analysis published...more
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a March 26th in-brief analysis (“Analysis”) titled: U.S. biodiesel consumption by sector (2001-2023). ...more
The demand for data centers, both in the United States and abroad, has been accelerating at an unprecedented pace, driven largely by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital applications....more
Driven by the demand for AI-ready cloud infrastructure, the market cap for global data center construction, currently valued at more than $250 billion, is set to double in less than ten years, reaching half a trillion dollars...more
Santee Cooper’s recent announcement that it is seeking private-sector proposals to complete South Carolina’s long-stalled V.C. Summer Nuclear Station highlights the innovative solutions needed to meet the unprecedented power...more
President Joe Biden has designated two more national monuments in California, spanning 848,000 acres - the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument. The Chuckwalla National Monument creates...more
President Biden's recent executive order marks a pivotal shift in federal policy for digital infrastructure. The directive tasks federal agencies with identifying locations for new private-sector data centers, underscoring...more
On January 14, 2025, President Joe Biden issued an executive order aimed at advancing U.S. leadership in AI infrastructure (the “Order”). This directive seeks to address the growing strategic importance of artificial...more
The dramatic increase in the use cases for data storage, artificial intelligence and cloud computing have resulted in an atmospheric level rise in the demand for data centers., and the question of providing sufficient power...more
The Role of Energy Consumption Analysis in Extreme Weather Insurance Claims - Water damage to structures is among the most common type of first party property insurance claims. During periods of extreme weather, water...more
The Chemical Industry Is the Largest Industrial Energy Consumer Worldwide - With a total gross value addition to the global economy of $5.7 trillion annually, equivalent to 7% of global GDP, the chemical industry is an...more
Hydrogen is the new buzzword in every industry, and real estate is no exception. Hydrogen does not emit carbon dioxide when burnt and could therefore help reduce the climate impact of buildings, which in aggregate represent...more
As recently as 2008, experts predicted a dire U.S. energy crisis by this time. In my last column, I surveyed the present positive energy landscape and described the energy crisis that never happened. Here are four factors...more
A group of data center providers, colocation service providers, and customers of data center facilities (collectively “Data Centers”) with operations in Virginia submitted September 17th comments to the Virginia State...more
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (“NREL”) released a July 2018 study titled: Electrification Futures Study: Scenarios of Electric Technology Adoption in Power Consumption for the United States (“Study”)...more
The Arkansas Public Service Commission (“PSC”) issued Order No. 43 (“Order”) on July 13th addressing Arkansas utility energy savings targets for PY 2020-2022. See Docket No. 13-002-U....more
During its throne speech on September 15, 2016, the Ontario government announced the expansion of its Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI), thus giving more businesses access to a program that allows customers to...more
Sustainable Development Focus - What does the future hold for green bonds and solar investment? - PV-Tech - Jul 5 - Green bonds first appeared in the market in 2007, with initial issuance from development...more
In an important order (“Order”) issued on May 21, 2016 in its Reforming the Energy Vision (“REV”) proceeding, the New York Public Service Commission (“NYPSC”) announced the details of a new paradigm to govern the relationship...more
Earlier this month, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz released a report presenting the Department of Energy’s (DOE) assessment of expected regional energy sector vulnerabilities to climate change. The report highlights...more
On June 25, 2015, the 2015 New York State Energy Plan was released, outlining a 40 percent reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from 1990 to 2030 and an 80 percent reduction by 2050. The aggressive plan would...more