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Oil & Gas in 2026: The Next Chapter in the Energy Economy

Oil & gas companies are continuing to adjust from the meaningful swing in public policies between the prior U.S. presidential administration of President Biden and the second Trump administration, which entered office at the...more

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Top 10 Energy Issues for 2026: What to Watch and Why It Matters

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2026 will be a pivotal year for US energy policy and markets. We predict it will be defined by pressure to deliver affordability and reliability amid accelerating load growth, contested jurisdiction between states and...more

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2026 Regulatory Outlook: Key Federal and State Proceedings Shaping Data Center Electric Supply

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In light of the unprecedented projected spike in demand for electricity driven by data centers, manufacturing and industrial development, federal and state regulators are poised to act in 2026 to develop rules to address...more

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Balancing Reliability, Competition in FERC's Pipeline Proposal

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On Oct. 16, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposed new transparency requirements for interstate natural gas pipelines that could reshape how information about natural gas deliveries to specific power plants...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Connections — February 2026

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

FERC Directs PJM to Issue New Rules for Co-Location of Power Plants and Data Centers

On December 18, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order (the “Order”) to address issues associated with large loads seeking to co-locate with generating facilities located in the region...more

Morgan Lewis - Data Center Bytes

2026 US Data Centers and Energy Key Trends Shaping Power Demand

S&P Global Market Intelligence recently released its 2026 US Datacenter and Energy Report, which summarizes the forces that may shape data center and power generation development in the coming year. ...more

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Renewable Energy Update 1.29.26

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Construction work can restart on the 95-percent-complete Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a decision to allow full activities to resume in the Vineyard...more

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D.C. Circuit Confirms FERC’s Section 206 Authority to Reprice PJM Capacity Auctions Despite Third Circuit Section 205 Ruling

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On January 13, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) in FERC v. PJM Interconnection, LLC., et al., held that FERC erred in concluding that a prior decision of the United...more

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Senate Proposes Bill to Exempt Isolated Large Loads from Federal Regulation

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On January 7, 2026, Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced the Decentralized Access to Technology Alternatives Act (DATA Act) (S.3585), that if adopted, would exempt isolated large loads from regulation under the Federal Power...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The Emerging Regulatory Framework to Power Data Centers

The rapid growth of data centers is exposing the limits of the U.S. electricity regulatory framework that was built for incremental, predictable load growth. That framework is now under scrutiny in proceedings before the...more

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FERC Accepts SPP’s Large Load Interconnection Process

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On January 14, 2026, FERC accepted the Southwest Power Pool, Inc.’s (SPP) revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff) to create a High Impact Large Load (HILL) study process and High Impact Large Load Generation...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

White House and Governors Call for PJM Emergency Procurement Auction

On January 16, 2026, the National Energy Dominance Council (NDEC) and governors from each of the 13 states in PJM issued a Statement of Principles urging PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) to hold an emergency backstop auction...more

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White House, Governors, and PJM Respond to Grid Capacity Shortfall

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Data centers, domestic manufacturing, and other drivers of economic growth are generating significant new demand for electricity across the country. Grid operators are working to ensure that new generation capacity keeps...more

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FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries for January 2026

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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 January 22, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more

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Energy Law: Month in Review - December 2025

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month....more

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FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries - January 2026

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Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meetings. The Commission may decide to remove any items from the meeting agenda at any time....more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for January 2026

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Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on January 22, 2026, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on January 15, 2026....more

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US Data Center Demand White House and Governors Issue Principles While PJM Issues Decisional Letter

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On January 15, 2026, National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC) Chairman and US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, NEDC Vice Chairman and US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and the governors of the states located in the PJM...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

FERC Continues Shaping the Future of Data Center Use of the Transmission Grid with Approval of SPP’s HILL and HILLGA

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On January 14, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accepted new rules proposed by Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) regarding the interconnection of High Impact Large Loads (HILLs) and the interconnection of...more

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Trump Administration and Mid-Atlantic Region Governors Announce Emergency Reliability Action Targeting Data Center Load Growth

On Friday, President Donald Trump—together with governors across key Mid-Atlantic Region states—announced a new initiative aimed at addressing soaring electricity demand driven by large‑scale AI and cloud‑computing data...more

K&L Gates LLP

FERC Orders PJM to Reform Tariff for Co-Located Generation and Load

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On 18 December 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a long-awaited order finding that PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (PJM) tariff is unjust and unreasonable as it relates to co-located load arrangements...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Fifth Circuit Clears Path for Texas LNG Brownsville Terminal Construction

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on January 14, 2026 overruled  the petition of the South Texas Environmental Justice Network (STEJN) seeking to block final approval and construction of the LNG terminal proposed for the...more

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FERC Directs PJM to Facilitate Co-Location Arrangements

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On December 18, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued an order (the “Order”) directing PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”), the largest independent grid operator in the United...more

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FERC Terminates Au Train Hydroelectric Project License by Implied Surrender

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On December 29, 2025, FERC terminated the hydropower license for the 0.9-megawatt Au Train Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 10856), located on the Au Train River in Alger County, Michigan (Termination Order). FERC...more

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