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The Great Power Up: Navigating America’s Surging Demand for Electricity

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The United States is entering an energy demand supercycle unlike anything seen in decades. The U.S. experienced a major build out of new power plants in the mid to late 1990s and early 2000s, but that boom collapsed abruptly...more

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UK Offshore Wind: Converting Record-Breaking Auction Success Into Physical Delivery

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The UK’s seventh Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, Allocation Round 7 (AR7) cleared record-breaking offshore wind capacity, but obstacles lie ahead in translating this into physically delivered projects. We assess the...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 2.5.26

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The Imperial County Board of Supervisors in southeastern California has approved several resolutions and zone changes for the Seville 4 and Seville 5 solar and battery storage projects....more

A&O Shearman

Refinancings And High Energy Costs Set To Drive Australian Restructurings In The Year Ahead

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Australia’s restructuring prospects are being shaped by higher refinancing costs and pressures in the country’s energy system. Deal execution will also depend on regulatory clearance, workforce liabilities and how confidently...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

BESS update: Grid charges for BESS and re-evaluation of grid-charge exemptions

As part of its process of establishing the new Regulation for a General Electricity Grid Charges System (Festlegung der Allgemeinen Netzentgeltsystematik Strom (AgNes Regulation), case no. GBK-25-01-1#3), the German Federal...more

MoFo Tech

AI Trends for 2026 – Power, Not Compute, Becomes Bottleneck for AI Infrastructure

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As artificial intelligence adoption accelerates, data centers are undergoing a fundamental transformation. In 2026, AI infrastructure is no longer defined by scale alone; it is about power density, access to energy,...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Massachusetts's New Hydro-Power Grid Fails: Will New York Be Next?

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy is among a handful of Northeastern Governors and other politicians who have successfully stopped the siting or construction of new oil and gas pipelines in their states. Ten years ago, as...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

When the Storm Hits the Grid: Insurance Response After Widespread Power Damage

It is nearly five years since the winter storms caused blackouts across Texas, when over four million customers lost power as the ERCOT power grid nearly failed. And while the Texas grid weathered the most recent winter...more

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On Your Radar? 10 Real Estate Risk Areas to Watch in 2026

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In this report, we have outlined ten areas of real estate risk to have on your radar in 2026. Dispute activity is being driven by factors such as regulatory and legislative changes, ongoing financial pressures, environmental...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

[Webinar] Energy Outlook 2026: Resilience, Risk, and the Road Ahead - February 12th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am ET

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Escalating demand, rising costs, shifting policy, and tech-driven disruption are transforming the energy landscape. Join us virtually for the launch of our global Energy Outlook 2026 report featuring insights from senior...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Energy 2026: Navigating Complexity and Seizing Opportunities

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Looking ahead to 2026, the energy sector is at a pivotal point, shaped by ongoing challenges and emerging new opportunities. After a year in which geopolitical tensions and economic pressures tested the industry’s resilience,...more

Hogan Lovells

2025 U.S. energy and infrastructure Year in Review

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2025 was a rollercoaster ride for the U.S. energy and infrastructure sectors from start to finish. Dealmaking was constrained at the beginning of the year as changes in administration and federal policy created uncertainty in...more

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ZEC 2.0: New York’s Zero Emissions Credit Program Gets an Extension and a Reboot

In a landmark move that could shape New York’s energy landscape for decades, state officials have taken steps to both preserve its existing nuclear power facilities and significantly expand its advanced nuclear capacity. ...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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real...

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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 10, Issue 1, 2026

Welcome to our first issue of 2026 of Currents -- our energy industry insights e-newsletter. This is our 10th year of publishing Currents, and we hope you find it informative and helpful. We appreciate you taking the time to...more

Mayer Brown

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

Thompson Coburn LLP

Avoiding Enforcement Risk: Outage Reporting Lessons from Recent FERC Settlements

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FERC recently issued two orders approving stipulation and consent agreements between the Office of Enforcement and Regulatory Accounting (“Enforcement”) and two jurisdictional utilities related to outages and derates (partial...more

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FERC Directs PJM to Facilitate Faster Integration of Large Electric Loads, including Data Centers

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In a much-anticipated order, on December 18, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “the Commission”) ruled that existing rules for service applicable to generators serving co-located load and customers...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The Grid Supporting the Cloud: FERC’s Regulatory Response to Data Center Co-Location in PJM

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This is the second article in Womble Bond Dickinson’s Energy & Natural Resources thought leadership series titled “Powering the Future: Legal Challenges in Grid Modernization and Transmission". This series explores the...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Energy 2025 - Year in Review

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Geopolitical fractures and trade uncertainty persisted in 2025, yet cross‑border energy trade proved more essential than ever to global stability and growth....more

Perkins Coie

Georgia Public Service Commission Approves Georgia Power’s Major Generation Expansion To Support Data Center Load

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Key Takeaways - The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has unanimously approved Georgia Power Company’s (Georgia Power) plan to add nearly 9,885 MW of new generation capacity, primarily to meet projected demand from...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

APAC Energy Pulse – December 2025 Recent Developments in Energy Transition and Innovation in the Asia-Pacific Region

The Asia-Pacific region continues to accelerate its energy transition, with governments and industry leaders rolling out new policies, launching innovative projects, and updating regulations to foster sustainability, attract...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Latest Updates on Ontario’s Long Lead-Time Request for Proposals (Updated)

This bulletin was updated on December 24, 2025. This is the latest on the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Long Lead-Time Request for Proposals (LLT RFP). The LLT RFP aims to address growing demand in...more

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