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When Force Majeure Isn't Enough: The Causation Trap That Cost Kinder Morgan $100 Million

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In case you somehow forgot, the 2021 Valentines Day storm coined “Snovid,” “Snowmageddon,” or officially labeled Winter Storm Uri, blanketed Texas in snow and ice, even bringing snowfall to Galveston Beach. As temperatures...more

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FERC, NERC Outline Proposed New Reliability Standards Following the February Winter Storm

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's ("FERC") Office of Electric Reliability and Enforcement and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ("NERC") staff presented a series of findings and preliminary...more

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Lone Star Solar: Challenges and Opportunities in Post-Blackout Texas

Starting in late February, over 2.7 million Texas households were left without energy and over 100 people died as a severe winter storm caused a series of rolling blackouts across Texas, drawing national attention to the...more

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

Texas Restricts Gas Exports Amid Cold Weather Crisis

On February 17, Texas Governor Greg Abbott took the extraordinary measure of directing the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) to restrict out-of-state exports of natural gas produced in Texas through February 21. Noting the...more

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Green Power and the 2020 California Blackouts

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This week, California experienced its first blackouts in nearly 20 years. On August 19, the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”) issued another state-wide flex alert, calling on the public to reduce energy use to...more

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