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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for July 2025

White & Case LLP on 7/23/2025

Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on July 24, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on July 17, 2025....more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for December 2023

White & Case LLP on 12/15/2023

Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's open meeting to be held on December 19, 2023, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on December 12, 2023. In this issue…...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for July 2023

White & Case LLP on 7/25/2023

Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's open meeting to be held on July 27, 2023, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on July 20, 2023....more

ESG: The global energy crisis: a cross-border comparison

Hogan Lovells on 3/21/2023

The International Energy Agency has said the world faces its first “truly global energy crisis” as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent restriction of supply of Russian gas. Here is how the UK, Germany,...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for March 2023

White & Case LLP on 3/15/2023

Electric E-1 – North American Electric Reliability Corporation (Docket No. RD23-3-000). On December 6, 2022, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) submitted a Petition for Approval of Proposed Reliability...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for November 2022

White & Case LLP on 11/16/2022

Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's November 17, 2022 open meeting, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on November 10, 2022. Electric - E-1 – Registration of...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for October 2022

White & Case LLP on 10/19/2022

Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's October 20, 2022 open meeting, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on October 13, 2022. In this issue… E-1 – New York Independent...more

Five Things to Know about Green Hydrogen

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/10/2022

Green hydrogen is increasingly viewed as the key to decarbonising hard-to-electrify sectors such as transportation and heavy industry. With governments announcing ambitious hydrogen policies as part of their net zero...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for September 2022

White & Case LLP on 9/21/2022

Electric - E-1 – Incentives for Advanced Cybersecurity Investment, Cybersecurity Incentives (Docket No. RM22-19-000 & RM21-3-000). On December 17, 2022, in Docket No. RM21-3-000, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed...more

Decarbonization and energy security spur increased interest in New Nuclear-summary of recent developments

Hogan Lovells on 7/7/2022

While fuel prices skyrocket and energy supply and security concerns continue, interest in nuclear power is gaining momentum around the world....more

Mitigating Energy Sector Risks Through Cyberinsurance

Morgan Lewis on 3/16/2022

Energy companies in the power and oil and gas sectors are leading targets of cyberattacks, as threats to critical infrastructure systems continue to rise. A 2021 report by a third-party cyberrisk company found that a quarter...more

Summary of Climate, Energy and Environment Provisions in the House Budget Reconciliation Package

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/5/2021

Key Points - House Democrats press ahead with Build Back Better Act, including $550 billion in climate-related funding. The House will send the package to the Senate to continue negotiations over controversial provisions. ...more

State of Play: Hydrogen in 2020

White & Case LLP on 12/10/2020

As hype builds around the transformative role hydrogen could play in the clean energy transition, we examine the unique opportunities open to market players in Asia-Pacific. This is the second in a series of three articles on...more

Renewable Energy Update - April 2020

Allen Matkins on 4/10/2020

California sets goal to double clean energy by 2030 - Bullet Reuters – March 26 - California last Thursday adopted a new emissions target for its electric sector that would double the state’s clean energy capacity over...more

The Emerging Hydrogen Economy

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/18/2019

The worldwide demand for energy continues to grow at a substantial rate. The World Economic Forum predicts that by 2050, global energy demand will be between 30 to 40 percent higher than today, even on the assumption that the...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for November 2019

White & Case LLP on 11/21/2019

Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s November 21, 2019 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on November 14, 2019. Agenda items E-21 and G-4 have not been summarized...more

Energy Sector’s Reliance on IoT Increases Cyber Vulnerabilities

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/1/2019

CyberX recently released its 2020 Global IoT/ICS Risk Report (Report), which compiles survey questions and answers from 1,821 production networks of electric utilities, and oil and gas companies. ...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for October 17, 2019

White & Case LLP on 10/16/2019

Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's October 17, 2019 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on October 10, 2019. Agenda items E-5, E-15, and E-23 have not been...more

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - September 2019 #2

Allen Matkins on 9/20/2019

Focus - California lawmakers move to reinstate and revamp local affordable housing program - Los Angeles Times – September 11 - California lawmakers have approved a bid to renew a program that pumped hundreds of millions...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for September 19, 2019

White & Case LLP on 9/19/2019

Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's September 19, 2019 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on September 13, 2019. Agenda items E-12, E-19, and E-24 have not been...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for July 2019

White & Case LLP on 7/18/2019

Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's July 18, 2019 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on July 11, 2019. Agenda items E-12, E-17, and E-18 have not been summarized...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2019 #4

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/1/2019

Romney Helps GOP Look for New Path on Climate Change - "But a group of Republicans -- Romney and Sens. Lamar Alexander and Lindsey Graham, who worked with Democrats in 2009 and 2010 to cap carbon emissions, as well as others...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2019 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/16/2019

West Virginia Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in EQT Doddridge County Trespassing Case - "The state Supreme Court will decide if a lower court judge got it right when he ruled natural gas production company EQT trespassed...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - November 2018

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/2/2018

New York Sues Exxon Mobil, Saying It Deceived Shareholders on Climate Change - "The litigation, which follows more than three years of investigation, represents the most significant legal effort yet to establish that a...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2018 #5

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/31/2018

Gas Drilling Not Damaging Forests' Waterways, State Finds - "Pennsylvania's state forests agency says it isn't finding damage to waterways amid the expansion of natural gas drilling in recent years, although it is reporting...more

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