The Water Values Podcast: Rolling Out AMI in San Francisco with Alison Kastama and Heather Pohl (Part 1)
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
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
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. Please reach out to any of the authors, listed above, to discuss these issues....more
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
On 1 August 2025, Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT or the Commission) staff (Commission Staff) opened Project No. 58484, Evaluation of Transmission Cost Recovery, pursuant to Senate Bill 6 (SB 6), which requires the...more
Large electricity users – particularly data centers and other energy intensive facilities – are reshaping how regulators, utilities, and grid operators think about system planning and interconnection....more
As summarized by my colleague David G. Carpenter, the Vermont Public Utility Commission recently finalized its rules on energy storage projects, set forth in PUC Rule 9.000, effective May 1, 1996. Among the features is a...more
Energy storage resources have become an increasingly important component of the US energy mix as traditional fossil fuel baseload generation gives way to renewable energy resources. As of 2025, 24 states, plus the District of...more
On March 9, 2026, the California Court of Appeal handed down a decision in favor of the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) Net Billing Tariff, which was adopted in 2022 as a successor to the then-current Net...more
A proposed merger that would combine Duke Energy's two Carolinas utilities into a single entity is gaining momentum — but not without challenges. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress, LLC (DEP) each...more
The Maryland legislature will continue its focus on renewable energy development this session, following recent landmark legislation creating a permanent community solar program and setting certain "net-zero" emission...more
This is the third 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 factors...more
The California Public Utilities Commission voted on February 26 to order state load-serving entities to procure a total additional 6 GW from 2029 to 2032 to cover an anticipated reliability shortfall resulting from demand...more
At its Feb. 12, 2026, session, the New York State Public Service Commission (the Commission) issued an Order Instituting Proceeding and Soliciting Comments (the Order) in Case 26-E-0045 to advance “Energize NY Development,”...more
In a significant win for national broadband deployment efforts, last week the FCC’s new Rapid Broadband Assessment Team (“RBAT”) issued a first-of-its-kind decision in Comcast Cable Communications, LLC v. Appalachian Power...more
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review for January 2026. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month....more
Oregon’s renewable energy future is being shaped this year by a mix of urgent pressures and long-standing hurdles. On the immediate front, developers face a ticking clock as key federal clean energy tax credits near...more
The California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) recently issued its Senate Bill 254 Information and Recommendations (Report) in response to Executive Order N-34-25 and the recent Senate Bill 254 (Becker, 2025) (SB...more
Connecticut AG William Tong and the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel entered into a proposed settlement with Charter, Cox Communications, and Cox Enterprises in connection with Charter’s change-of-control application...more
Earlier this month, a unanimous Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Ninth District Court of Appeals holding that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has exclusive jurisdiction over certain claims...more
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
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
Effective January 1, 2026, the laws in Delaware have changed to replace the business judgment rule with the prudence standard for utility ratemaking. This change in the legal standard for regulated utilities in Delaware now...more
Texas’ SB 6, signed earlier this year, establishes a statutory framework for managing the growth of large loads in the state. ...more
Ohio residents continue to face steep increases in electricity bills. In comparison to July 2024, the average residential electricity bill in July of this year was approximately 23.3% higher, which is one of the largest...more