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Ontario's Bill 40 Proposes Expediting Regulatory Approvals for Energy Infrastructure Projects

On June 3, 2025, the Ontario government introduced Bill 40, the Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act, 2025, to expedite regulatory approvals, allowing Ontario to build and deliver an affordable,...more

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Senate Bill 6 & Upcoming Changes to Texas Electric Regulations: What Data Centers and Large Power Users Need to Know

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Texas has long been a magnet for manufacturing and data center development, thanks to its business-friendly climate, abundant land, and low-cost energy infrastructure. But as the state’s electric grid faces new challenges...more

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FERC Reaffirms MISO Interconnection Queue Cap on Rehearing

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On May 27, 2025, FERC addressed arguments raised on rehearing of a January 30, 2025 order, which accepted the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.’s (“MISO”) proposal to modify its generator interconnection study...more

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Managing the Grid/A Deep Dive into the United States Electric Transmission System for State Energy Offices: National Association...

The National Association of State Energy Officials (“NASEO”) published a report titled: Managing the Grid: A Deep Dive into the United States Electric Transmission System for State Energy Offices (“Report”)....more

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Constitutional Reform in Mexican Electricity Sector

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New laws have been issued for the Mexican electricity sector, establishing a new dynamic between the public and private sectors....more

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Government Consults on Changes to Energy National Policy Statements

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Government is consulting on material updates to National Policy Statements EN-1 (overarching energy), EN-3 (renewable energy infrastructure) and EN-5 (electricity networks). National Policy Statements are at the heart of the...more

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AI, Data Centers and Electric Energy

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AI driven electric demand is forcing utilities to rethink their approach to connecting new data center customers to the grid. Until quite recently, many utilities had generating capacity to sell and competed for new...more

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Brazil Energy Journal | Offshore Power Generation Law

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On January 10, 2025, Brazil enacted Law No. 15,097/2025, which regulates the exploitation of offshore electrical energy potential and is known as the “Offshore Windpower Law”....more

Energy Regulators Race to Keep Up with Data Center Power Demand

Electric utilities across the country are forecasting higher than normal power demands in their service territories, driven in large part by the power needs of data centers. The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence...more

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Cumulative United States Utility-Scale Battery Power Capacity: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report Addresses 2011-2025...

The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a March 12th report titled: Cumulative U.S. utility-scale battery power capacity (2011-2025) (“Report”). The Report provides statistics for United...more

McCarter & English, LLP

MISO Proposes Short-Term Solution to Help Accelerate Generation Project Review Process

Energy markets in the United States are experiencing rapid changes on both the demand and supply sides of the equation. While various drivers such as a resurgence in manufacturing, data center buildouts for cloud computing...more

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Vietnam: impact on LNG-to-power projects of the new Electricity Law guiding Decree 56

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On March 3, 2025, the Vietnamese government issued Decree No. 56/2025/ND-CP (Decree 56) which provides detailed guidance on the implementation of a number of provisions of the new Electricity Law regarding developing power...more

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FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries for March 2025

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Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on March 13, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more

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New Provisions for Integrating Electric Energy Storage Systems into the National Electric System

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On March 7, 2025, the Energy Regulatory Commission ("CRE") published the new "General Administrative Provisions for the Integration of Electric Energy Storage Systems to the National Electric System" (the "Provisions")....more

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Comisión Reguladora de Energía (CRE) publica las DACG de Almacenamiento en México

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La Comisión Reguladora de Energía (CRE) de México, el 7 de marzo de 2025, publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el "Acuerdo de la Comisión Reguladora de Energía por el que se emiten las disposiciones administrativas...more

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Petitioners Seek FERC Clarification Regarding Jurisdiction Over Proposed Storage-Based Transmission Project Between Puerto Rico...

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On February 10, 2025, Pluvia LLC (“Pluvia”) filed a petition for a declaratory order, asking FERC to clarify its jurisdiction to issue a preliminary permit for the construction, operation, and maintenance of transmission...more

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FERC Grants Waiver Request to Prevent Termination of Interconnection Service to the Palisades Nuclear Plant

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On February 28, 2025, FERC granted a request by Holtec Palisades, LLC (“Holtec”) for waiver of certain provisions of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (“MISO”) Open Access Transmission, Energy and Operating...more

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Captive Power Projects: A Summary of the Western Africa Regulatory Environment

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Recent increases in construction and financing costs are directly affecting the development of energy projects across Africa. Captive power projects (CPPs) offer the possibility of mitigating this challenging landscape for...more

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America Builds/Clean Water Act Permitting/Project Delivery/ U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Water Resources and...

The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a February 11th hearing titled: America Builds: Clean Water Act...more

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FERC Orders Review of Co-Located Generation for Data Centers in PJM

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Building on the record of two dockets, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) initiated a new proceeding to evaluate certain issues with respect to the co-location of large loads, namely to serve data centers, in the...more

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FERC Moves Forward Quickly on Generator Co-Location With Large Loads

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During last week’s 20 February 2025 open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) initiated a show cause proceeding, directing grid operator PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) and PJM’s transmission-owning...more

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Powering the Digital Future: Navigating the Nuclear Option for Data Centers

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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

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FERC Announces Commissioner-led Technical Conference on Resource Adequacy in RTOs/ISOs

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On February 20, 2025, FERC Chairman Mark Christie announced an upcoming Commissioner-led technical conference on resource adequacy in Regional Transmission Organization (“RTO”) and Independent System Operator (“ISO”) regions....more

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Planning a Reactor Power Uprate? Time to Get in Line at the NRC

The NRC recently issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2025-02, which asks reactor licensees to voluntarily provide information about their plans for power-uprate licensing submittals. The NRC will use this information to set...more

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Texas Senate Bill 6 and Impacts on Large Load Development in ERCOT

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On 12 February 2025, Texas Senate Bill 6 (SB6), authored by Sen. Phil King and Sen. Charles Schwertner, was filed. The low bill number on this indicates it is a priority bill and will likely have momentum. If passed, this...more

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