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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 8, Issue 8, August 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/26/2024

Welcome to the eighth 2024 issue of Currents - our e-newsletter focused on energy topics. Is Nuclear the Panacea to Data Center Load Growth? Per public data, after years of relatively flat load growth around the...more

NRC Updates Guidance on Cybersecurity Programs for Nuclear Power Reactors

Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom on 2/27/2023

After 13 years, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued revised guidance for cybersecurity programs for nuclear power reactors. All nuclear power reactor owners must review the NRC’s latest guidance and confirm their...more

NRC Issues Guidance Update to Cybersecurity Programs for Nuclear Power Reactors

Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom on 3/15/2022

The NRC held a public meeting on March 4 to discuss the issuance for public comment of draft regulatory guide (DG) DG-5061, Revision 1, Cyber Security Programs for Nuclear Power Reactors. DG-5061, Revision 1 would revise...more

The Energizer – Volume 94

K&L Gates LLP on 7/28/2021

APEX CLEAN ENERGY AND PLUG POWER ENTER PPA TO POWER LARGEST WIND-SUPPLIED GREEN HYDROGEN PLANT IN THE NATION - On 14 July 2021, Apex Clean Energy Inc. (“Apex”) and Plug Power Inc. (“Plug Power”) announced a power purchase...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Volume 5, Issue 10

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/1/2021

World's Largest Coal Miner Coal India Bets on Solar, Eyes Further Mine Closures - "Pramod Agarwal said its joint venture with state-run NLC India Ltd plans to invest around 125 billion rupees ($1.73 billion) in solar...more

Energy & Sustainability Washington Updates – September 2020

Mintz - ML Strategies on 8/28/2020

Congress was away from Washington for much of the month of August for the annual recess and is scheduled to return after Labor Day for a limited work period before breaking again to allow members to campaign ahead of the...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 32, August 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/24/2020

Trump Administration Approves Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for Land Leasing, Oil Drilling - "The Trump administration continues to roll back environmental protections and opening doors for the fossil fuel industry in...more

Legislative review and 2020 legislative and electoral preview

Bricker Graydon LLP on 1/17/2020

With the start of a new decade, our team wants to share an overview of the past year and a look ahead to the coming months. Please find here a review of relevant legislation that the General Assembly passed in 2019, a summary...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 41, November 2019

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/11/2019

Why Everything They Say About California Fires — Including That Climate Matters Most — is Wrong - "'We’ve looked at the history of climate and fire throughout the whole state, and through much of the state, particularly...more

India’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant Endures Cyberattack

Morgan Lewis on 11/6/2019

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) announced on October 30 that the malware “Dtrack” had been found on the administrative network of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in early September 2019. KKNPP is...more

OIG Releases Status Report Following Audit of NRC’s Cybersecurity Inspections at Nuclear Power Plants

Morgan Lewis on 8/28/2019

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s) Assistant Inspector General for Audits issued a memorandum on August 20 on the status of recommendations based on the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) Audit of NRC’s Cyber...more

Cybersecurity Update: 2018 — A Year in Review

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 1/28/2019

This Update highlights key legal and policy developments in cybersecurity and privacy law that may impact important trends for 2019 and beyond. A central takeaway from 2018 is that regulators in the U.S. and abroad are...more

Grid Electrification: Addressing Cybersecurity Threats and Mitigating Risk in the Renewable Energy Era - ABA Forum

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/16/2019

Technology and the critical infrastructure that support our personal pursuits and business operations are ripe targets for cyberattacks. In particular, the electrical grid that transmits electricity from its point of...more

Power Plants: Cybersecurity Threats and Risks (Part 2)

Opportune LLP on 6/28/2018

“Defense in depth” refers to employing multiple layers of security that makes it more difficult for cyber hackers to gain access to sensitive plant control networks. These can include complex passwords, shorter password...more

Power Plants: Cybersecurity Threats and Risks (Part 1)

Opportune LLP on 6/21/2018

This is the first installment of a two-part series exploring how critical infrastructure like power plants are proactive in implementing protective measures to safeguard against future cyber attacks, but challenges remain....more

Russians Continue to Attack U.S. Energy and Power Sectors

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/26/2018

Late last week, a joint statement by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Russian government has been behind an ongoing targeted campaign to penetrate U.S. power...more

Authorities Investigating Cyber Intrusion of Numerous U.S. Nuclear Power Plants

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/11/2017

It’s scary to think about, but anything that is online is hackable. Including critical infrastructure like nuclear power plants. It has been reported that U.S. authorities are investigating a cyber intrusion that has hit...more

World Energy Council Issues New Report on Cyber Risk

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/18/2016

Because cyber risk presents a “unique concern” in the energy sector, the World Energy Council has issued a new report entitled “The Road to Resilience: Managing Cyber risks,” to its industry leaders....more

State Sponsored Attacks Increasing and Targeting Industrial Facilities

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 6/10/2016

A representative of Honeywell Process Solutions (Honeywell), which provides cybersecurity services for over 400 industrial sites worldwide, recently commented publicly that Honeywell is seeing an increase in nation-state and...more

EIB Energy Highlights: SCOTUS on FERC, Nat Gas Record Year, Oil & Gas Exports, Winter Outlook, Cybersecurity & More

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 11/5/2015

Our goal is to serve as a leading-edge resource for companies navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of the domestic and global energy markets. Moore & Van Allen’s EIB Energy Highlights is a complement to our Energy...more

Energy & Environment Update - October 2015 #3

Mintz - ML Strategies on 10/22/2015

Energy and Climate Debate: Congress returns from the Columbus Day holiday this week to full schedules in both chambers, including several energy and environment hearings of interest. In the meantime, the Obama...more

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