On April 8, 2025, the President of the United States signed a suite of executive orders designed to extend the aims of the January 31, 2025 Executive Order (“EO”) Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation. The implementation...more
4/14/2025
/ Coal Industry ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Deregulation ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
On February 25th, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) adopted a new approach for how the Division of Enforcement (Division) will assess self-reporting, cooperation, and remediation efforts when...more
Bitcoin mining company pays $1.42 million for violating PJM’s tariff in relation to its power plant operations. On January 30, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) approved a settlement agreement...more
2/6/2025
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Bitcoin Mining ,
Capacity Market ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FERC ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Settlement ,
Tariffs
On September 20, 2024, in a 4-1 vote, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) approved final guidance for derivatives exchanges concerning the listing of voluntary carbon credit (“VCC”) derivative...more
9/26/2024
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivatives ,
Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Final Guidance ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Third-Party ,
Transparency ,
Validation and Re-Validation Requirements