The Department of Energy’s action is a critical part of the Administration’s focus on ensuring that data centers obtain access to the nation’s grid in a timely matter to ensure a reliable supply of power.
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10/28/2025
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Energy Policy ,
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Cities are planning for the future and leveraging advances in communications infrastructure. The proliferation of AI and data centers is placing an increasing load on energy grids and requiring cities and utilities to change...more
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is driving a huge increase in demand for electricity, but tech companies are scrambling to build the data centers needed to support it....more
The Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a first-of-its-kind initiative to open significant portions of its Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to private development of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers paired with...more
10/1/2025
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The states have the primarily role in regulating the supply and delivery of power to end users in the U.S. This article describes the state regulatory and legislative initiatives to address the surge of power demand by data...more
9/22/2025
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In May 2025, the West Virginia governor signed into law revisions to a pre-existing state program that allowed high impact industrial facilities in certain areas of the state to obtain renewable power from behind-the-meter...more
Distributed Energy Resources (“DERs”) connected to local distribution lines are making up an increasing portion of the power mix. In recognition of this changing environment, the California Public Utilities Commission...more
9/16/2025
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Electricity ,
Energy Storage ,
Infrastructure ,
Interconnections ,
Microgrids ,
Net Metering ,
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Tariffs
On March 24, 2025, the Texas Senate passed S.B. 388, a bill establishing a mandatory program for “dispatchable” power credits. The proposed program generally resembles programs established in other states to incent the...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) recently issued two orders approving proposals to expand the organized electric markets. The first order, related to a proposal from a coalition of transmission-owning...more
On February 20, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) held its first open meeting since the start of the new Administration. Not surprisingly, FERC focused on the challenges related to...more
The explosion of AI technology over the past year has brought increasing awareness of the potential impact of this technology on the U.S. power grid. Electric demand attributable to data centers is expected to more than...more
When there is a change of Administration in Washington, the trade press often inquires about the anticipated changes at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the primary federal regulator of the nation’s power...more
1/29/2025
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Energy Policy ,
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Infrastructure ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Transmission Grid ,
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On November 1, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected an amended interconnection agreement filed by PJM Interconnection for the Susquehanna nuclear station, which would have permitted an increase in...more