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Texas Senate Bill 6: Understanding the Impacts to Large Loads and Co-located Generation

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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

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Provisional Measure Limits the CDE Budget and Creates Rebalancing Mechanism

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On July 11, 2025, the Brazilian government published Provisional Measure No. 1,304/2025 (MP), introducing significant changes to the Brazilian energy sector. Below, we highlight the main points proposed in the MP....more

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Texas Senate Bill 6: Significant Changes to Interconnection Requirements Will Impact Large Loads and Other Electric Market...

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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

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Authorizes Tariff for AEP Ohio’s Data Center Customers, Requires End of Moratorium on New...

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued a decision on July 9, 2025 authorizing AEP Ohio to implement a new data center-specific tariff that will be applicable to many data center customers signing up for new or...more

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A Decade Later/A Review of Congressional Action, Environmental Protection Agency Rules, and Beneficial Use Opportunities for Coal...

The Subcommittee on Environment of the United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a June 26th Hearing titled: A Decade Later: A Review of Congressional Action, Environmental Protection...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Texas SB 6 Overhauls Rules for Large Energy Loads in ERCOT

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A new state law in Texas, SB 6, significantly changes how large loads interconnect with and operate within The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid. Energy companies developing large data centers, crypto...more

K&L Gates LLP

Update—Senate Bill 6: A Texas Bill Impacting Large Load Development in ERCOT

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As previously reported, Senator Phil King and Senator Charles Schwertner introduced Texas Senate Bill 6 (SB6) in February 2025. After various amendments and updates, the bill has passed the Texas House and Senate and is now...more

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Request for Comments on Rulemaking to Implement Firming Reliability Requirements for Electric-Generating Facilities in the ERCOT...

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Legislative Background - On Friday, 6 June 2025, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (the PUCT or the Commission) released a memorandum detailing the new requirements set forth under House Bill 1500 (HB 1500) (88 Reg....more

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Long-Term Planning Among Regulated Natural Gas Utilities: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Report...

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (“NARUC”) has issued a report titled: Long-Term Planning among Regulated Natural Gas Utilities: A Review of State Requirements (“Report”)....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

New Verra Methodology Aims to Create Carbon Credits Through Accelerated Retirement of Coal-Fired Power Plants

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The methodology outlines a three-step approach for obtaining credits: retirement of coal-fired power plants, generation of replacement renewable electricity, and assurance of a just transition....more

Jackson Walker

Senate Bill 6 & Upcoming Changes to Texas Electric Regulations: What Data Centers and Large Power Users Need to Know

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Texas has long been a magnet for manufacturing and data center development, thanks to its business-friendly climate, abundant land, and low-cost energy infrastructure. But as the state’s electric grid faces new challenges...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Maine Energy Storage Procurement Inches Closer, Comments Requested from Energy Storage Developers

Recently, the Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) opened an inquiry and issued a request for comment from energy storage developers by June 9 to support a forthcoming procurement for up to 200 MW of transmission-level...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Understanding New York’s Proposed Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program: Key Insights and Comparative Analysis

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On March 26, 2025, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) announced proposed regulations that would establish a mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program for fuel suppliers, waste haulers...more

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FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries for March 2025

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Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on March 13, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Power and Energy in Data Centers

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We have the pleasure of presenting insights from Belton Zeigler, co-leader of the Womble energy sector, and Steve Snyder, an expert in federal regulatory issues involving power....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Utilities Petition FCC for Updates to TCPA Guidelines to Allow “Demand Response” Calls and Texts

Edison Electric Institute (EEI), an association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to permit calls and texts under the Telephone Consumer...more

Morgan Lewis

State by State: An Updated Roadmap Through the Current US Energy Storage Policy Landscape

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Energy storage resources have become an increasingly important component of the energy mix as traditional fossil fuel baseload energy resources transition to renewable energy sources. Currently 23 states, plus the District of...more

Snell & Wilmer

Formula for the Future: The Arizona Corporation Commission’s Move Towards Formula Rates

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In December 2024, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC or the Commission) adopted a Formula Rate Plan (FRP) Policy Statement, allowing regulated utilities to propose a mechanism for annual rate adjustments through a...more

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FERC Approves Expansion of PJM’s Surplus Interconnection Service to Address Near-Term Resource Adequacy Concerns

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On Feb. 11, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order accepting PJM Interconnection’s proposed revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff) regarding surplus interconnection service...more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for February 2025

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Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on February 20, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on February 13, 2025. Note: The agenda included...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Latest Updates on Maine’s Net Energy Billing Program

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Recent decisions by the Maine Legislature and the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) may affect participants in Maine’s Net Energy Billing (NEB) Program...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Directrices para la facturación de servicios públicos en Colombia, incluido el alumbrado público

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La Superintendencia de Servicios Públicos Domiciliarios (SSPD) de Colombia, en ejercicio de sus competencias previstas en los Numerales 1 y 2 del Artículo 79 de la Ley 142 de 1994, así como la función contenida en el Numeral...more

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PA PUC Votes 3-2 to Regulate Landlords as Gas Pipeline Operators

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In a January 8, 2025, vote along party lines, the three Democratic Commissioners of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC or Commission), led by Chairman Stephen DeFrank, reversed nearly a decade of PA PUC...more

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FERC Enforcement Uses Duty of Candor Rule to Impose Penalties on PJM Utility for Allegations Related to Transmission Planning...

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC” or “Commission”) Office of Enforcement (“Enforcement”) continues to focus on enforcing its duty of candor rules, with a recent action resulting in a $6.6 million civil...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Supreme Court Refuses to Halt EPA Power Plant Emissions Rule Pending Federal Appeal

On October 16, 2024, the United States Supreme Court shot down requests from states and industry groups to stay the implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired...more

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