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

Womble Bond Dickinson on 2/27/2025

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

DOE, FERC Move to Connect Power-Hungry Customers to Renewable Energy

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/4/2024

The country’s electric system is undergoing its most significant transformation in over a century. The information age is skyrocketing demand from customers for more power, and renewable energy is being deployed at a dizzying...more

FERC Requires Transmission Providers to File Extreme Weather Assessments

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/26/2023

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) on June 15, 2023, finalized a rule requiring interstate electric transmission providers to file one-time informational reports assessing the susceptibility of...more

Developing Offshore Wind in California – Environmental Permitting and Interconnection Considerations

Downey Brand LLP on 3/2/2022

The California coast offers significant potential for offshore wind development that can help the state reach its renewable energy goals. Developers of wind energy projects located off the California coast will face a number...more

Are Smart Grids Smart Enough to Prevent Cyber Attacks?

Snell & Wilmer on 10/18/2019

As electric utilities move towards the implementation of smart grid software and hardware, an area of interest is potential exposure to cyber attacks. The electric grid generally refers to the network of transmission lines,...more

Blockchain in Energy: A Review of the Current Landscape

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints on 10/1/2019

At the recent Blockchain in Energy conference hosted by Greentech Media (GTM), the theme was entirely clear: the perception of blockchain in the energy industry has matured from proclaiming blockchain a disruptive panacea...more

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