For over a century, the United States has implemented an overarching energy policy referred to academically as the Dominant Model. That traditional policy, developed over the bulk of the last century, has promoted four key...more
11/21/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Coal Industry ,
Data Centers ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Infrastructure ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Property Owners ,
Renewable Energy ,
RTO ,
Wind Power
The tug of war for appropriations is not new. As reported by the Associated Press, the most recent battle is over clean energy funding for Americans. On April 22, 2024, former President Joe Biden announced $7 billion in...more
10/22/2025
/ Coal-Fired Plants ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
PJM ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration
Data centers have generated unprecedented controversy across the country over the past two years, but have attracted the most attention in Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio. Each of those states is currently experiencing a...more
10/13/2025
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Coal Industry ,
Data Centers ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Infrastructure ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Renewable Energy ,
State and Local Government
Welcome to our eighth issue of Currents 2025. Extending the Lives of Fossil Fuel Power Plants Based on Arguably Tenuous Assumptions May Increase Power Prices - In July, the Trump administration’s Department of Energy (DOE)...more
9/2/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Data Centers ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of the Interior ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Microgrids ,
NERC ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Offshore Lease ,
One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,
Popular ,
State and Local Government ,
Transmission Lines ,
Trump Administration
Welcome to our sixth issue of The Site Report for 2025! In this edition, we address Pennsylvania and Amazon's newest data center project, one of North Carolina’s largest-ever economic development announcements, how the...more
8/6/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Data Centers ,
DBE Program ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Energy Projects ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Machine Learning ,
Nuclear Power ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
SBA ,
Section 8(a) ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector ,
Wind Farm ,
Wind Power
Welcome to our seventh issue of The Site Report for 2025! In this edition, we address direct v. consequential damages in Florida, how the OBBB will fuel construction projects, China's construction of the world's largest...more
7/30/2025
/ Architects ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Design Defects ,
Design Professionals ,
Design-Build ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Engineering ,
Federal Funding ,
Hydropower ,
Offshore Wind ,
Power Plants ,
State and Local Government
Volume 9, Issue 7 Welcome to our seventh issue of Currents 2025. In this issue, we look at the changing tides for coal, the new NEPA procedures, West Virginians desire for lower cost energy, southwestern Virginia's newest...more
7/25/2025
/ Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Data Centers ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Wind Power
As the popularity and use of language learning models such as Chat-GPT and Co-Pilot and other Artificial Intelligence (AI) products rapidly expand and as data centers continue to search for building and electric capacity to...more
6/20/2025
/ Amazon ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bots ,
Clean Energy ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investment ,
Nuclear Power ,
Pennsylvania ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technology
Welcome to our sixth issue of Currents 2025. We are covering a multitude of issues in this edition, but we want to pass along a couple of announcements first. Again, thank you for reading!
Amazon and Pennsylvania Join the...more
6/20/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Clean Energy ,
Data Centers ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Pennsylvania ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector
Welcome to our fifth issue of Currents 2025. We are covering a multitude of issues in this edition, but we want to pass along an announcement and an event notice first. Again, thank you for reading!
Tapping Into Common...more
5/16/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
FERC ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
PJM ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Solar Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
Virginia ,
Wetlands
Welcome to our fourth issue of Currents 2025. We are covering a multitude of issues in this edition, but we want to pass along a couple of announcements first. Again, thank you for reading!
The Data Center Boom...more
4/17/2025
/ China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Data Centers ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
FERC ,
MISO ,
Nuclear Power ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs ,
Utilities Sector
Welcome to our third issue of Currents 2025. Again, thank you for reading!
Power Plays and Fueling Tension: Trade War Ripples Through North American Energy Markets -
President Trump's pursuit of U.S. energy dominance,...more
3/21/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Data Centers ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Power Plants ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations
Welcome to our second issue of Currents 2025, our energy e-newsletter.
Energy Demand Rises with Growth of Data Centers -
In recent years, significantly higher electricity demands have been forecasted with the growth of...more
2/21/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs ,
Technology Sector
Welcome to our first Issue of Currents 2025, our energy e-newsletter. While our energy practice is constantly changing and evolving, we too have expanded our focus for 2025 with some new editors involved with this...more
1/20/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
PJM ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
In recent months, PJM Interconnection has been at the center of concern and conflict over market planning strategies intended to address the changing landscape of generation and transmission through the country, particularly...more
Welcome to our 11th Issue of Currents 2024, our energy e-newsletter. This will be our last issue of 2024, and we want to sincerely thank you for reading Currents for the past eight years. Our goal is to relay top trending...more
11/22/2024
/ Battery ,
Biden Administration ,
BOEM ,
Chevron Deference ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Deadlines ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Nuclear Power ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Companies ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
"Elections have consequences." Though this phrase is perhaps a bit tired, it also is certainly true to some degree, as each new administration ushers in policies that may either advance or reverse the initiatives of the...more
11/22/2024
/ Battery ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Solar Energy ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
The proverbial road to Electric Vehicle (EV) rollout is paved with numerous challenges. Among these speedbumps is the preeminent question of how the infrastructure to support nationwide EV charging will be financed and...more
9/20/2024
/ Charging Stations ,
China ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs
The proverbial road to Electric Vehicle (EV) rollout is paved with numerous challenges. Among these speedbumps is the preeminent question of how the infrastructure to support nationwide EV charging will be financed and...more
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
8/26/2024
/ Capacity Market ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Nuclear Power ,
PJM ,
Power Plants ,
Utilities Sector
Two noteworthy articles highlight how conflicting energy requirements are posing significant challenges for regional and national energy providers and regulators. As discussed in these articles, the competing interests take...more
Conflicting Energy Demands and Policies Create Significant Future Challenges -
Two noteworthy articles highlight how conflicting energy requirements are posing significant challenges for regional and national energy...more
6/21/2024
/ Clean Energy ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Wind Power
Welcome to the fifth 2024 issue of Currents - our e-newsletter focused on energy topics.
Impact of EPA's New Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions -
On April 25, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a set...more
5/24/2024
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
New Rules ,
Power Plants
Welcome to the second 2024 issue of Currents - our e-newsletter focused on energy topics.
Business today is characterized by relentless change. To assist our clients in navigating this dynamic landscape, we pride...more
2/16/2024
/ Clean Energy ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Green Energy ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydropower ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Offshore Wind ,
Renewable Energy
On November 1, 2023, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, in a five-judge panel decision, issued a long-awaited ruling denying the authority of the executive branch, through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental...more