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Proposed California Legislation Aims to Reshape Land Use Approvals for Data Centers and Renewable Energy and Storage Projects

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As interest in artificial intelligence (AI) continues to increase, the California legislature has set its sights on the data center and renewable energy projects powering AI development, introducing a series of bills...more

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The “bring your own generation” model to meeting the power needs of data centers and AI Part 1: Understanding the critical role of...

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For the past several years, the concept of “bring your own generation” (BYOG) has been gaining traction at the U.S. federal and state levels to address the surging need for electricity to meet the needs of data centers and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The Rise in Data Centers and Energy Bills: Assessing Rate Impacts, Regulatory Trends, and the Future Landscape

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Data centers are not new. For decades, they have served as the infrastructure behind the internet. What is new is the role data centers play as the “factories” for rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI). As AI...more

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When Geopolitic Events Disrupt the Cloud: Insurance Coverage for Data Center Supply Chain Losses in a New Era of Conflict

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Escalating tensions involving Iran—including maritime incidents affecting oil transport and alleged cyber and physical targeting of digital infrastructure in the Middle East—highlight a growing and underappreciated risk for...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Anchorage Adopts Framework for Data Centers and Energy-Intensive Uses

On March 27, 2026, the Anchorage Assembly adopted Ordinance AO 2026-27, establishing a new land use and permitting framework for data centers and similar energy-intensive facilities. Anchorage currently only has one sizable...more

White & Case LLP

Debt markets evolve as data center boom builds

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New data centers are orders of magnitude larger than those built a decade ago and require vast sums of capital to construct. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2026 Perspectives in Private Equity: AI & Technology

While technology remained a popular target industry for private equity investors in 2025, nervousness around valuations meant dealflow in certain parts of the market was slower than expected. Tech M&A rebounded globally, with...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Outlook for Oil & Gas Companies in 2026

Oil & gas companies are adapting swiftly to the administration’s energy dominance agenda, replacing net zero commitments with strategic opportunities across three emerging revenue streams. The AI-driven data center boom is...more

Venable LLP

Prince William County Moves to Eliminate By-Right Data Center Development

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The Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District (DCOZOD) in Prince William County, Virginia is set to be eliminated. This will significantly impact how future data center developments are permitted to proceed across the...more

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Powering Data Centers in a Moving Regulatory Landscape: Positioning Deals Before FERC’s Next Move

The explosive growth of data‑center load—driven by artificial intelligence, cloud computing and the expansion of digital infrastructure across industries—has forced U.S. energy regulators into unfamiliar territory. Nowhere is...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

The New Battleground—Water Rights and Data Center Development in the AI Era

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While much attention has focused on the electricity demands of AI-driven data centers, a quieter crisis is emerging around water consumption. Modern hyperscale data centers can consume between one and five million gallons of...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

FTC Focus: Growing Emphasis On Competition In AI

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This article is part of a monthly column that considers the significance of recent Federal Trade Commission announcements about antitrust issues. This installment examines the FTC's emerging approach to evaluating competition...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 3, 2026

Welcome to our third issue of 2026 of The Site Report – our construction law insights e-newsletter. West Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting – Constitutional Conversations, Charleston, WV, April 19-20 - As a sponsor, we...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 4.3.26

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Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration has proposed ending the four-year-old Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) program, which pays homes and businesses to send rooftop solar power back to the grid or reduce their energy use...more

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Texas Legislature Sets Its Sights on Data Centers and AI: What You Need to Know

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Texas House and Senate leadership recently released their interim charges, which serve as “homework assignments” for legislative committees to study before the 2027 session. These directives often form the foundation for...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections — April 2026

A Note from the Editors - Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox....more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Cross-Practice Feature: Digital Infrastructure

This month, we are thrilled to feature our new Digital Infrastructure Practice and their Q&A series with innovators in this key space with critical sustainable energy implications. Read the latest dialogue between Enchanted...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Trump Administration Releases National AI Policy Framework

The Trump administration released its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence on March 20, 2026, outlining recommendations intended to establish a nationally uniform approach to AI regulation (the “Framework”)....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Data Center Insights — Navigating Data Center Power Supply

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In this Latham Data Center Insights video, Natasha Gianvecchio, Global Chair of the firm’s Energy Regulatory & Markets Practice, explores the key power considerations for data center development — from sourcing and economics...more

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The Energy Nexus: Structuring Integrated Power and Data Centre Infrastructure

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The data centre industry faces a defining challenge: securing reliable, resilient and cost-effective power at unprecedented scale. As artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing drive demand into the hundreds...more

A&O Shearman

Why The Netherlands Should Seize The Nuclear Moment

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The Wennink report is clear: without reliable, affordable energy, the Netherlands' earning capacity, innovation power, and strategic relevance are at risk. In this blog we explain why rapidly deploying nuclear energy is...more

Perkins Coie

Data Centers and Adjacent Generation: What Clients Ask and What Actually Protects Uptime

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Data centers depend on clean, fast, and predictable power. When onsite or adjacent generation supports that load—whether natural gas, battery, solar plus storage, or hybrid plants—the engineering, procurement, and...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Power, Water, and Change: AI's Impacts on Energy and Environmental Strategy

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A water-intensive facility is proposed in the arid Southwest or a groundwater-dependent region of Texas, stoking fears of water shortages. Residents learn of a proposed industrial facility and organize public opposition based...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

Past Meets Profit: Transforming Higher Education through Adaptive Reuse

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Higher education and campus life are evolving. With fewer students enrolling nationwide, more online options, and ever-increasing costs, many schools are rethinking their approach to generate revenue and attract students. One...more

Morgan Lewis

Powering Data Centers: Energy Strategy and Structuring for a Constrained Grid

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Rapid growth in data center development is reshaping US energy markets and regulatory priorities. Data centers currently account for approximately 4.5% of US electricity consumption, with projections indicating that demand...more

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