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Counterintuitive Questions Raised by Recent DOE Electric Emergency Orders

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“Energy security,” the principle that when you flip a light switch the lights will turn on, is something that most Americans take for granted. But the mechanics behind it incorporate both century-old transmission towers and...more

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Managing the Grid/A Deep Dive into the United States Electric Transmission System for State Energy Offices: National Association...

The National Association of State Energy Officials (“NASEO”) published a report titled: Managing the Grid: A Deep Dive into the United States Electric Transmission System for State Energy Offices (“Report”)....more

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Constitutional Reform in Mexican Electricity Sector

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New laws have been issued for the Mexican electricity sector, establishing a new dynamic between the public and private sectors....more

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Government Consults on Changes to Energy National Policy Statements

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Government is consulting on material updates to National Policy Statements EN-1 (overarching energy), EN-3 (renewable energy infrastructure) and EN-5 (electricity networks). National Policy Statements are at the heart of the...more

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Anticipating the AI Energy Impact: IEA Highlights Growing Demand from Data Centers

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released a report forecasting a significant increase in global electricity demand from data centers, driven in large part by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence...more

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Executive Order Strengthens the Reliability and Security of the U.S. Electric Grid

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President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) on April 8, 2025, titled "Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid." The order marks a significant step in addressing the growing...more

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Germany’s Incoming Government and Its Impacts on Future Energy and Decarbonization Policies in Europe

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Talks (Koalitionsverhandlungen) between the centre-right CDU/CSU and centre-left SPD to form a new German government concluded in a coalition agreement reached on April 9, 2025. In our previous coverage of the German...more

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FERC Accepts SPP’s Tariff Revisions Regarding Distribution of Make-Whole Payments for Self-Committed Resources

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On March 27, 2025, FERC approved Southwest Power Pool, Inc.’s (SPP) tariff revisions to remove the opportunity for resources that self-commit during the Reliability Unit Commitment Process (RUC) to avoid contributing to RUC...more

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Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid (Trump EO Tracker)

Directs emergency action under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act by streamlining and expediting the approval of orders allowing electric generation resources to operate at maximum capacity during times of anticipated...more

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Brazil Energy Journal | Offshore Power Generation Law

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On January 10, 2025, Brazil enacted Law No. 15,097/2025, which regulates the exploitation of offshore electrical energy potential and is known as the “Offshore Windpower Law”....more

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Permitting Reform and Electrification

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Canada is committed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. To do this will almost certainly require a substantial degree of electrification – namely an increased use of clean, non-carbon emitting forms of electricity....more

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FERC Approves SPP’s RTO West Plan to Connect Eastern and Western Grids

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On March 30, 2025, FERC approved revisions to Southwest Power Pool, Inc.’s (“SPP”) Open Access Transmission Tariff (“Tariff”) and Governing Documents to allow nine entities (“Expansion Members”) in the Western Interconnection...more

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MISO Proposes Short-Term Solution to Help Accelerate Generation Project Review Process

Energy markets in the United States are experiencing rapid changes on both the demand and supply sides of the equation. While various drivers such as a resurgence in manufacturing, data center buildouts for cloud computing...more

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New Energy Laws

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1. Introduction - As a result of the constitutional reforms regarding strategic areas and companies, as well as organizational simplification, which came into effect at the end of 2024, the following new energy laws were...more

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Vietnam: impact on LNG-to-power projects of the new Electricity Law guiding Decree 56

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On March 3, 2025, the Vietnamese government issued Decree No. 56/2025/ND-CP (Decree 56) which provides detailed guidance on the implementation of a number of provisions of the new Electricity Law regarding developing power...more

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FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries for March 2025

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Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on March 13, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more

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Mexican Government Proposes Bill to Regulate the Energy Sector

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On February 4, 2025, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum submitted a bill to the Mexican Senate to revoke, issue, and amend various energy laws in accordance with the constitutional amendments passed in December 2024. This is...more

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New Provisions for Integrating Electric Energy Storage Systems into the National Electric System

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On March 7, 2025, the Energy Regulatory Commission ("CRE") published the new "General Administrative Provisions for the Integration of Electric Energy Storage Systems to the National Electric System" (the "Provisions")....more

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Comisión Reguladora de Energía (CRE) publica las DACG de Almacenamiento en México

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La Comisión Reguladora de Energía (CRE) de México, el 7 de marzo de 2025, publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el "Acuerdo de la Comisión Reguladora de Energía por el que se emiten las disposiciones administrativas...more

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Petitioners Seek FERC Clarification Regarding Jurisdiction Over Proposed Storage-Based Transmission Project Between Puerto Rico...

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On February 10, 2025, Pluvia LLC (“Pluvia”) filed a petition for a declaratory order, asking FERC to clarify its jurisdiction to issue a preliminary permit for the construction, operation, and maintenance of transmission...more

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FERC Grants Waiver Request to Prevent Termination of Interconnection Service to the Palisades Nuclear Plant

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On February 28, 2025, FERC granted a request by Holtec Palisades, LLC (“Holtec”) for waiver of certain provisions of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (“MISO”) Open Access Transmission, Energy and Operating...more

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Congress Holds Hearing on Energy and AI Data Centers — AI: The Washington Report

The emergence of DeepSeek has complicated the outlook for the amount of investment necessary in data centers and electricity generation for AI advancements. Against that backdrop, on March 5, the House Committee on Energy and...more

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FERC Institutes Show Cause Proceeding to Address Co-Location Issues Related to Data Centers Running AI in PJM and Requests...

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On February 20, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued an order instituting a show cause proceeding in Docket No. EL25-49 to review issues associated with the co-location of large loads...more

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Captive Power Projects: A Summary of the Western Africa Regulatory Environment

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Recent increases in construction and financing costs are directly affecting the development of energy projects across Africa. Captive power projects (CPPs) offer the possibility of mitigating this challenging landscape for...more

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FERC Orders Review of Co-Located Generation for Data Centers in PJM

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Building on the record of two dockets, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) initiated a new proceeding to evaluate certain issues with respect to the co-location of large loads, namely to serve data centers, in the...more

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