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)
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Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on December 19, 2024, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on December 12, 2024....more
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The summaries below are based on publicly available information in the dockets listed on the FERC agenda at the time of publication. For ease of reference, a link to each lead docket on the meeting agenda has been included....more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on November 21, 2024, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on November 14, 2024....more
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Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on September 19, 2024, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on September 12, 2024. ...more