The State of Energy Storage: What You Need to Know
Last week, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology passed a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act, which expired in September of this year. Signed into law in 2018, the goal of...more
Last week, the Biden Administration through the Department of Energy, took actions regarding Executive Order 13920 (the “Bulk Power Order”). Such actions effectively established a clean slate for how the Biden...more
President Biden has announced ambitious energy and environmental goals in an effort to combat the effects of climate change. Many of the president’s goals hinge on increasing support for alternative forms of energy...more
In May 2020, US President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13920, banning the unrestricted import or use of certain categories of bulk-power system electric equipment from foreign adversaries, with a focus on Russian and...more
Summary of the EO - On January 12, 2021, former President Trump issued an EO on Promoting Small Modular Reactors for National Defense and Space Exploration. The EO directs the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of...more
The US$900 billion COVID-19 relief bill signed into law in the waning days of 2020 includes the American Energy Act of 2020, a sweeping package of energy provisions that includes significant new government support for energy...more
According to media reports, ransomware attacks against the manufacturing industry have more than tripled compared with last year. This dramatic rise in cyberattacks poses serious concerns about the vulnerability of critical...more
Editors’ Note: This is the first in our fifth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. The Growing Threat of Ransomware - According to media reports,...more
*Wiley continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 crisis and will update this list as new information is available. This alert was originally published on March 25, 2020, and last updated October 9, 2020. 1. Administration...more
On September 17, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the re-opening of its Arctic Energy Office (AEO), which was originally established in 2001, but failed to take off due to insufficient funding. ...more
Exxon Mobil: Doubling Down While Facing Peak Oil Demand - "With most competitors pivoting away from upstream growth, Exxon continues to press ahead with investments despite very challenging current price environment for...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Thursday the Senate is now in recess and will not hold votes until Sept. 8, though Senators will be called back on...more
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has taken the first major step towards implementing the recent Executive Order (EO) from the Trump Administration that seeks to protect the national bulk-power system (BPS) from foreign...more
On May 1, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order 13920 on “Securing the U.S. Bulk-Power System” (EO), the most public and potentially far-reaching action to address the long-standing U.S. governmental concern about...more
The Department of Energy (DOE) has solicited the electric industry to request information to assist the DOE in drafting forthcoming rules that will prohibit the U.S. bulk-power electric system from using equipment sourced...more
Top Court Seeks Trump Administration Input on PennEast Pipeline - "The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Trump administration for input on a PennEast Pipeline Co. appeal that aims to jump-start a planned natural-gas line by...more
As discussed in detail in a previous McGuireWoods alert, on May 1, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order 13920 (EO) prohibiting the acquisition, importation, transfer or installation of certain equipment tied to a...more
On May 1, 2020, the President issued Executive Order 13920, “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System” (“E.O. 13920”) to address what the Trump Administration considers to be national security threats to the U.S....more
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the Seventh Circuit's ruling finding standing for an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act claim, the European Data Protection Board's updated...more
Earlier this month, the May 1, 2020 Executive Order (EO) on Securing the U.S. Bulk-Power System (BPS) was issued, and we wanted to pass along the following comments/insights about such EO. We find that it is helpful first to...more
This LawFlash provides an overview of the recent executive order limiting the US use of bulk-power system equipment produced by “foreign adversaries,” initial guidance on key questions, and issues that will remain unresolved...more
Since the beginning of 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has issued numerous regulations to implement fully the Foreign Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) on behalf of the Committee on Foreign...more
President Trump’s May 1, 2020 Executive Order prohibiting certain transactions involving bulk-power system electric equipment developed, manufactured or supplied by a foreign adversary could have far-reaching implications for...more
Federal court rejects attempt to toss endangered species lawsuit - Bullet The Hill – May 19 - On Monday, Judge Jon Tigar, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, denied the federal...more
McDermott continues to provide the latest market updates on the disruption and uncertainty in the energy industry. President Trump’s May 1, 2020, executive order prohibiting certain transactions involving bulk-power system...more