In the last 10 years, annual electric vehicle (EV) sales in the US have increased by nearly 1,100%. While approximately 115,000 new EVs were sold in US markets in 2015, calendar year 2025 sales were substantially larger—nearly…
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FERC’s Office of Enforcement and Regulatory Accounting (Enforcement) has released its annual report on enforcement actions during fiscal year 2025, which ran from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The report provides a…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Energy & Utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) on November 20, 2025 withdrew the Proposed Policy Statement on Waiver of Tariff Requirements and Petitions or Complaints for Remedial Relief (Proposed Policy…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities
On November 20, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission withdrew its notice of proposed rulemaking to expand the “duty of candor” in communications to FERC and terminated the related rulemaking under Docket No. RM22-20…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities
The expansion of energy-intensive technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, has placed unprecedented demands on the electricity grid. These large loads often require vast sums of firm energy and seek to…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on October 1, 2025 finalized a final rule under Docket No. RM25-14 to sunset dozens of existing regulations affecting the electric and natural gas industries. This regulatory…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities
FERC recently approved a stipulation and consent agreement between the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and Office of Enforcement and Regulatory Accounting to resolve an investigation into potential violations…
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On September 12, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) terminated the proceeding in which it issued an updated policy statement that explained how FERC’s approach to considering applications to construct new…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
As 2025 approaches its last quarter, a look back at the electric vehicle (EV) market in the United States reveals an initially murky picture that is overshadowed by several recent developments boding well for EV market…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Government Contracting, Transportation
On August 29, 2025, the US secretary of energy proposed a significant regulatory shift regarding the certification process for new interstate natural gas facilities. In a letter submitted to FERC, the secretary recommended…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Recent actions by the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) signal growing trade enforcement momentum across critical segments of the clean energy supply chain. Through a combination of new investigations and preliminary…
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/ Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
The Pennsylvania General Assembly on April 23, 2025 introduced a suite of legislation to implement Governor Josh Shapiro’s six-part “Lightening Plan” to secure the commonwealth’s energy future. A key element of the Lightening…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
In November 2023, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued a proposed policy statement to encourage Pennsylvania’s electric distribution companies (EDCs) to develop distribution and default service rate structures…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Energy & Utilities
President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) establishing the National Energy Dominance Council (Council) on February 14, 2025. The EO outlines the rationale for creating the Council, its members, and its primary…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities
On January 14, 2025, with just days remaining before a presidential administration change, President Joseph R. Biden issued an Executive Order on Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure (EO)…
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