Capacity Crunch Series Continued: Balancing Reliability, Unprecedented Load Growth & Affordability in the Energy Transition (Part 2) - Energy Law Insights
Unpacking FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules
Building Out Energy Storage Facilities Across the US With Jason Burwen, GridStor — Battery + Storage Podcast
The Vital Importance of Pipeline and Transmission Infrastructure to Decarbonization - Energy Law Insights
Navigating Power Allocation and Customer Choice in a Regulated Landscape - Energy Law Insights
The Capacity Crunch, Part Two: Public Utilities, Resource Planning & Deployment, and the IRA - Energy Law Insights
The Capacity Crunch, Part One: Reliability and Decarbonization in the Short Term - Energy Law Insights
6 Key Takeaways | Legislative Developments in Decommissioning Requirements in North Carolina
New Opportunities for Boosting Grid Security
Distributed Generation 2.0: What You Need to Know
May I Inquire? The Michael Silver pLAWdcast - Episode 2 - Melissa Seixas (Duke Energy)
Defense In-Depth: Cybersecurity For Energy
Reuse to the Rescue: Talking Water Reuse with Pat Sinicropi, Executive Director, WateReuse Association - Reflections on Water Podcast
The Nexus of Transmission and Storage: A Conversation With American Transmission Company GC and Executive VP Bill Marsan - Battery + Storage Podcast
H2Oklahoma: Interview With Secretary Ken Wagner - Reflections on Water Podcast
How Battery Storage Is Reshaping the Energy Transition Ecosystem: An Interview With FlexGen CEO Kelcy Pegler - Troutman Pepper Battery + Storage Podcast
How the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Affects Texas
Rethinking Global Supply Chain Resiliency & Efficiency
Interview With Mike Niggli, Chairman of ESS, Inc. - Battery + Storage Podcast
Interview With Freeman Hall, Co-Founder and President of B2U Storage Solutions - Battery + Storage Podcast (Episode 10)
The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce held a March 5th hearing entitled: Scaling for Growth: Meeting the Demand for Reliable, Affordable Electricity (“Hearing”)....more
As part of the Biden Administration’s efforts to align energy cybersecurity efforts across the country, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) has funded the release of a set of energy distribution cybersecurity baselines for...more
Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's open meeting to be held on December 19, 2023, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on December 12, 2023. In this issue…...more
Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's open meeting to be held on July 27, 2023, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on July 20, 2023....more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) on June 15, 2023, finalized a rule requiring interstate electric transmission providers to file one-time informational reports assessing the susceptibility of...more
Monday, May 29, 2023, marked the official end of the 88th regular session of the Texas Legislature. It was an especially active session for the energy industry, which saw the passage of several bills that, if signed into law...more
Electric E-1 – North American Electric Reliability Corporation (Docket No. RD23-3-000). On December 6, 2022, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) submitted a Petition for Approval of Proposed Reliability...more
Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's October 20, 2022 open meeting, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on October 13, 2022. In this issue… E-1 – New York Independent...more
Electric - E-1 – Incentives for Advanced Cybersecurity Investment, Cybersecurity Incentives (Docket No. RM22-19-000 & RM21-3-000). On December 17, 2022, in Docket No. RM21-3-000, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed...more
On August 5, 2020, members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee questioned witnesses from the power industry and the federal government about the readiness of the United States bulk-power system (BPS) for a...more
As utility solar costs drop 82%, U.S. renewable leaders target majority generation share by 2030 - Bullet Utility Dive – June 3 - The cost for utility-scale solar PV power has declined 82 percent since 2010, and the costs...more
CPUC proposes optimal 2030 system portfolio tripling battery storage, more than doubling solar - Bullet Utility Dive – February 27 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is proposing to adopt a 46 million...more
FERC and NERC’s joint proposal to name and shame violators of Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards underscores the importance for electric utilities to have insurance coverage for cyberattacks. The staffs...more
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's October 17, 2019 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on October 10, 2019. Agenda items E-5, E-15, and E-23 have not been...more
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's September 19, 2019 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on September 13, 2019. Agenda items E-12, E-19, and E-24 have not been...more
The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (“SWEEP”) issued an August 2019 report titled: Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings: Providing Energy Demand Flexibility for Utilities in the Southwest (“Report”)...more
Focus - Los Angeles has lined up record-cheap solar power. But there’s a problem - Los Angeles Times – August 27 - Los Angeles has been sitting on a contract for record-cheap solar power for more than a month, but the...more
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's July 18, 2019 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on July 11, 2019. Agenda items E-12, E-17, and E-18 have not been summarized...more
• New Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rule mandates new wide-ranging cybersecurity reporting standards in CIP 008-6. • Mandatory reporting is now required for "cyber security incidents that either compromise, or...more
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's June 20, 2019 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on June 13, 2019. Agenda item H-1 has not been summarized due to omission...more
Focus - California has too much solar power. That might be good for ratepayers - Los Angeles Times – June 5 - California set two renewable energy records last week: the most solar power ever flowing on the state’s main...more
Electric storage has been around for decades in the form of pumped hydro storage. But recent advances in battery and cutting-edge storage technologies have generated renewed interest in the benefits of storage. ...more
FERC Staff issued a report on March 29 on Commission-led critical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability audits completed for fiscal years 2016 through 2018. The report provides lessons learned from those audits, as well...more
Technology and the critical infrastructure that support our personal pursuits and business operations are ripe targets for cyberattacks. In particular, the electrical grid that transmits electricity from its point of...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on July 19, 2018, that it is directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) “to develop and submit modifications to the NERC Reliability...more