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The Basics of Electric Power Regulation for Project Developers

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/17/2025

The purpose of this whitepaper is to provide an overview of U.S. electricity regulation, including the different market structures in the industry, how those markets are regulated, and the primary agencies responsible for...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: October 2024

K&L Gates LLP on 10/28/2024

On 18 September 2024, the General Court of the European Union (General Court) largely upheld the fine imposed by the European Commission (Commission) finding that a global tech company had engaged in predatory pricing of its...more

Rethinking Energy Reliability with Modern Power Systems

J.S. Held on 2/2/2023

Utility-scale wind, solar, and battery resources are challenging the way we assess and value system reliability as part of the ongoing Energy Transition process....more

Lawmakers and Regulators Examine Role of Blockchain Technology in Energy Transitions

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/30/2022

U.S. state and federal lawmakers, as well as federal regulators, are increasingly focusing on the role of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (“DLT”) in ongoing efforts to combat climate change and to facilitate the...more

Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Cybersecurity for Pipelines and LNG Facilities

Perkins Coie on 5/18/2021

Colonial Pipeline shut down 5,500 miles of its East Coast pipeline on May 7, 2021, in an effort to contain a security breach resulting from a ransomware attack. Colonial’s pipeline is one of the nation’s largest and carries...more

Biden’s Climate Catch Up, or Trump’s Regulatory Rollbacks? Key Environmental and Energy Considerations for the 2020 Elections

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/29/2020

- It is apparent that former Vice President Joe Biden’s “clean energy revolution” and climate goals stand in stark contrast with the policies the Trump Administration has pursued during its first term, underscoring the...more

Cybersecurity 2020 — The Year in Preview: The Energy Sector’s Growing Vulnerability to Cyberattack

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 12/17/2019

Editors’ Note: This is the second in our fourth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed the CCPA. Up next: a look into how...more

Debate over Cybersecurity Oversight for Gas Pipeline and Bulk Power Systems Continues

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 3/1/2019

Earlier this month, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) Chairman Neil Chaterjee testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on issues related to cybersecurity in the energy industry. ...more

New TSA Cybersecurity Roadmap States Specific Requirements for Pipeline Industry - White House, DoD and Congress Remain Focused on...

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/17/2018

• The pipeline sector is a crucial aspect of the nation's economic and national security. While the sector has a host of regulators on various aspects of the industry from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S....more

Post-Election Update 2018

Bracewell LLP on 11/9/2018

2018 MIDTERMS: The Power of Women, Possibility, and Partisan Rancor - The 2018 midterm elections showcased the power of women, both as candidates and as a key voting demographic. The elections represented a new political...more

DOE takes action to kick-start a second round of LNG exports

Hogan Lovells on 6/29/2018

In quick succession over the last few weeks, the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy issued two documents that, taken together, seem designed to spur the second wave of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export...more

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