This is the second article in Womble Bond Dickinson’s Energy & Natural Resources thought leadership series titled “Powering the Future: Legal Challenges in Grid Modernization and Transmission". This series explores the...more
2/20/2026
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Eminent Domain ,
Energy Projects ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
NEPA ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Transmission Grid ,
Transmission Lines ,
Transmission Planning
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, has been acknowledged as a sweeping clean energy and industrial policy. Much of the attention has focused on wind, solar, and battery storage, but buried within...more
Small modular reactors (SMRs) can be collocated with high demand customers such as data centers and large manufacturing and chemical facilities to provide electric energy and capacity to them directly. Behind-the-meter...more
2/14/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Interconnections ,
ISO/RTO ,
NERC ,
Nuclear Power ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Transmission Grid