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Alabama has established a sweeping energy infrastructure financing program through the “Powering Growth Act,” outlined in Senate Bill 304, which was signed into law by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on May 14, 2025, and became...more
La Comisión de Regulación de Energía y Gas (CREG) de Colombia expidió la Resolución CREG 101 079 de 2025. Con esta se viabiliza la subasta de asignación de las obligaciones de energía firme (OEF) del cargo por confiabilidad...more
Whether from the perspective of a developer, user or tenant, debt or equity financing provider, the government, or the broader community, the development of a data center project requires a host of considerations to assess...more
As the demand for artificial intelligence grows at a rapid pace, regional transmission organizations in the US are designing new solutions to connect data centers to the power grid....more
With New Jersey's gubernatorial election campaign season underway, increasingly high energy costs have become a contentious, high-profile issue. Some blame the state's focus on alternative energy over traditional fossil...more
During its 2025 regular session, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 6 ("SB 6") to establish a regulatory framework to manage the rapid growth of consumers with high electricity demand (currently ≥ 75 MW)—referred to as...more
During its recently concluded regular session, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 6 (“SB 6”), which establishes new requirements and costs for the interconnection and operation of Large Load customers in Texas. The bill...more
S.B. 6 amends multiple sections of the Texas Utilities Code and introduces new provisions designed to ensure that large load customers fairly contribute to system costs and can be reliably managed during grid emergencies....more
The United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued to Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (“Duke”) an Emergency Order (“EO”) to what is described as potential grid shortfall issues in the southeast United States. See Department of...more
As temperatures soar and Texas faces another grid stress test, solar and battery storage are proving their worth – even as lawmakers consider measures that could limit their future growth. Texas is currently sweating through...more
On May 26, 2025, Indonesia’s minister of energy and mineral resources (MEMR) held a press conference themed “Increasing Security and Sustainability of National Energy” to announce the launch of PLN’s 2025-2034 Electricity...more
“Energy security,” the principle that when you flip a light switch the lights will turn on, is something that most Americans take for granted. But the mechanics behind it incorporate both century-old transmission towers and...more
On May 15, 2025, the FERC’s Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, in coordination with the Office of Electric Reliability, released their 2025 Summer Energy Market and Electric Reliability Assessment, highlighting key...more
The rapid expansion of digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) is redrawing the map of the electric grid. Hyperscale data centers – deployed by companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta – are multiplying...more
The reform aims to prioritise “ready” and “needed” projects for grid connection. On 15 April 2025, the energy regulator for Great Britain, Ofgem, made its final decision to reform the electricity grid connection process,...more
On April 8, 2025, President Donald Trump issued the Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the U.S. Electric Grid executive order aimed at ensuring adequate and reliable electric generation in the U.S., meeting growing...more
The Texas Legislature has been debating several bills aimed at boosting dispatchable power in ERCOT while erecting new economic and permitting barriers for renewables. Texas lawmakers have expressed their growing concerns...more
The order directs the Secretary of Energy to designate certain generation resources as critical and work to prevent such resources from being retired or replaced....more
President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order titled Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid, which aims to bolster electric grid reliability and address the national energy...more
President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) on April 8, 2025, titled "Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid." The order marks a significant step in addressing the growing...more
Talks (Koalitionsverhandlungen) between the centre-right CDU/CSU and centre-left SPD to form a new German government concluded in a coalition agreement reached on April 9, 2025. In our previous coverage of the German...more
On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) directing the Department of Energy (DOE) to take steps to expand the use of its emergency authority under Federal Power Act (FPA) Section 202(c) to require the...more
At a March 25 hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, seven major U.S. grid operators, including the California Independent System Operator, testified that the nation’s power system is under...more
Directs emergency action under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act by streamlining and expediting the approval of orders allowing electric generation resources to operate at maximum capacity during times of anticipated...more
In its 2024–2025 Draft Transmission Plan (Draft Plan) released on March 31, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) proposed the development of 31 new transmission projects with an estimated cost of $4.8 billion....more