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[Webinar] PFAs Primer for the Public Sector - July 16th, 11:00 am PT

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Addressing PFAS continues to challenge local government, water providers, and wastewater providers, particularly in a rapidly changing regulatory environment. Regulatory initiatives will have costly and widespread impacts on...more

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Turn on the Tap/Increasing Participation in Water Affordability Programs Through Data Sharing: Natural Resources Defense...

The Natural Resources Defense Council and National Consumer Law Center (collectively, “NRDC”) have released a June 2025 report titled: TURN ON THE TAP: INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN WATER AFFORDABILITY PROGRAMS THROUGH DATA...more

Snell & Wilmer

Trump Administration Issues Executive Order Revising Federal Wildfire Policy

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On June 12, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response” (EO) setting out new directives to reshape the federal government’s approach to wildfire...more

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Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislators Pass New Helene Recovery and Other Bills; Budget Discussions Continue; Senate Confirms...

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Legislators left Raleigh on Thursday after a flurry of activity and adoption of many bills. They did not reach agreement on a new two-year budget (S 257) and may continue work on it and other spending bills when they return...more

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Federal Power Act/U.S. Department of Energy: Duke Energy Carolinas Emergency Order Authorizes Maximum Utilization of Specified...

The United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued to Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (“Duke”) an Emergency Order (“EO”) to what is described as potential grid shortfall issues in the southeast United States. See Department of...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Texas SB 6 Overhauls Rules for Large Energy Loads in ERCOT

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A new state law in Texas, SB 6, significantly changes how large loads interconnect with and operate within The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid. Energy companies developing large data centers, crypto...more

Ice Miller

[Webinar] Urgent Legal Update for Water Providers: AFFF, PFAS, and Your Options - July 9th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am EST

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In today’s rapidly evolving regulatory and legal environment, drinking water providers are facing new and urgent challenges related to a class of emerging contaminants—PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.” This webinar...more

K&L Gates LLP

Update—Senate Bill 6: A Texas Bill Impacting Large Load Development in ERCOT

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As previously reported, Senator Phil King and Senator Charles Schwertner introduced Texas Senate Bill 6 (SB6) in February 2025. After various amendments and updates, the bill has passed the Texas House and Senate and is now...more

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Request for Comments on Rulemaking to Implement Firming Reliability Requirements for Electric-Generating Facilities in the ERCOT...

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Legislative Background - On Friday, 6 June 2025, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (the PUCT or the Commission) released a memorandum detailing the new requirements set forth under House Bill 1500 (HB 1500) (88 Reg....more

Jones Day

EPA Proposes Repeal of 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Amendments

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On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced a proposed rule to repeal key amendments to the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards ("MATS") for coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam...more

Allen Matkins

Every Drop Counts: Urban Water Retailers and the Future of California Water Conservation

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Beginning January 1, 2025, the “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” regulatory framework requires urban retail water suppliers — not individual households or businesses — to adopt a series of “urban water use...more

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Long-Term Planning Among Regulated Natural Gas Utilities: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Report...

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (“NARUC”) has issued a report titled: Long-Term Planning among Regulated Natural Gas Utilities: A Review of State Requirements (“Report”)....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

New Verra Methodology Aims to Create Carbon Credits Through Accelerated Retirement of Coal-Fired Power Plants

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The methodology outlines a three-step approach for obtaining credits: retirement of coal-fired power plants, generation of replacement renewable electricity, and assurance of a just transition....more

Nossaman LLP

The AI Thirst Trap

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the water industry. The need for massive amounts of water to cool AI data systems could exacerbate already strained water resources in the U.S. and worldwide. To...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Ohio Passes Bill to Encourage Energy Infrastructure Development

Ohio Governor DeWine recently signed Substitute House Bill 15 (HB 15) which will take effect on August 14, 2025. HB 15 contains many provisions intended to encourage the development of Ohio electric generation facilities and...more

Mayer Brown

FCC Confirms Utilities Demand Response Communications are Permissible Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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On June 9, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) issued a declaratory ruling clarifying that utilities may send non-telemarketing, time-sensitive “demand-response” calls and texts to customers who have...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Massachusetts Statewide Large Building Energy Reporting Rules Now in Effect

The new regulations set the first statewide energy usage reporting deadline for large buildings, which is coming up on June 30, 2025. Building on our previous updates on LBER, here’s what the regulated community needs to know...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Grant County Wood Utility...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Stella-Jones Corporation (“SJC”) entered into a May 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Leading the Charge: How TVA's SMR Application Signals Industry-Wide Change

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On May 20, 2025, the Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) announced that it is the first American utility to submit a small modular reactor (“SMR”) construction permit application (“CPA”) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

FCC Confirms that Utilities Can Send Non-Telemarketing Demand Response Alerts Without Additional Consent

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The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau adopted a Declaratory Ruling, adding demand response alerts to a list of utility communications deemed “closely related” to utility services....more

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Texas Legislature Adopts New Law Regarding Large Load Interconnection and Operation

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The 2025 Texas Legislature has adopted Senate Bill No. 6, which establishes new requirements applicable to interconnection and operation of large load projects (those over 75 MW demand). As of June 5th, the bill has not been...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Energy Law: Month in Review - May 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. Please reach out to any of the authors, listed above, to discuss these issues....more

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Senate Bill 6 & Upcoming Changes to Texas Electric Regulations: What Data Centers and Large Power Users Need to Know

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Texas has long been a magnet for manufacturing and data center development, thanks to its business-friendly climate, abundant land, and low-cost energy infrastructure. But as the state’s electric grid faces new challenges...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Resource Adequacy Challenges in Maryland - Major Legislative Advances in Energy Storage Policy Are Intended To Be Part of the...

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In 2025, the General Assembly of Maryland made its boldest move ever to advance energy storage, as part of a legislative package responding to the resource adequacy challenges that are now emerging for the Free State....more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Client Feature — June 2025

This month, we’re pleased to feature our client, Perch Energy. A Boston-based community solar servicer, they’ve helped renters, homeowners, and businesses save more than $40 million cumulatively in total energy discounts...more

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