Welcome to our tenth issue of The Site Report for 2025! In this edition, we address an interesting case voiding a design-build contract for failure to comply with architect’s licensure law, a look at particularities regarding...more
10/31/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Construction Contracts ,
Contract Disputes ,
Data Centers ,
DBE Program ,
Design-Build ,
Energy Projects ,
Infrastructure ,
Popular ,
Real Estate Development ,
Tariffs
California Breaks New Ground with First-Ever AI Companion Chatbot Safety Law -
“SB 243 sets mandatory safety protocols to shield children and at-risk users from documented dangers tied to AI chatbot interactions.”...more
10/27/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bots ,
California ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CRISPR ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Sector ,
Genetic Materials ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Information Technology ,
Infrastructure ,
Life Sciences ,
Medicare ,
NASA ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
State Legislatures
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
/ Clean Energy ,
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 ninth issue of The Site Report for 2025! In this edition, we address the rising prevalence and costs of data centers, a contractor licensing issue addressed by the Georgia Court of Appeals in Certain...more
9/26/2025
/ Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Permits ,
Contractors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Centers ,
Data Security ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Independent Contractors ,
Permits ,
Risk Management ,
Tariffs ,
Zoning Laws
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
9/25/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Data Centers ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Infrastructure ,
Microgrids ,
Natural Gas ,
Power Grid ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Utilities Sector
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
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
/ Amazon ,
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