Legal & Regulatory
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Commentary
Energy Transition—Opportunities for Power and Utility Companies
“Energy transition,” “energy evolution,” “energy reimagined,” and a host of similar terms have dominated the energy market headlines this year. While these terms can have varied meanings, they
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Renewables
Five Challenges to Meeting Biden’s Ambitious Solar Energy Goals
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in September released a study detailing the significant role solar power could play in decarbonizing the nation’s power grid, and reducing the country’s reliance on
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Legal & Regulatory
Avoiding an ‘American Nightmare’—Cybersecurity Initiatives in the Power Sector
Cyberattacks on the U.S. energy system threaten our national security and way of life. While the sources of such risks may be debatable, the threats are real and the potential consequences are grave. Former
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Distributed Generation
A Brave New World of Reliability: ELCC, EIMs, and DERs
Market forces and government policy are driving clean energy deployment across the U.S. at a level that could impact reliability if not carefully implemented. State regulators, independent system operators
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Commentary
Offshore Wind a Biden Priority, but Federal Permits Remain a High Hurdle
President Biden in March of this year announced plans to “jumpstart” offshore wind projects, making that renewable energy resource a focal point of his administration’s energy and environmental policies
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Commentary
Biden’s Jobs Plan—A Game-Changer for Clean Energy?
The American Jobs Plan was announced by the White House earlier this year to much fanfare. It describes sweeping action, using bold words like “reimagine” and “rebuild.” And while the Jobs Plan is not
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Legal & Regulatory
Missouri v. Biden: The Benefits and Costs of Carbon Emissions
The Biden administration in February announced that for the remainder of 2021, federal agencies will conduct regulatory and environmental analyses assuming that the global “social cost” of emitting carbon
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O&M
Crisis Management for Utilities: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for business. Utilities have had to quickly overcome the challenges associated with this crisis, without letting critical services such as heat
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Legal & Regulatory
Biden Weighs Preserving Infrastructure EO Focused on Cybersecurity
President Joe Biden on his first day in office sent a clear signal that he would not follow his predecessor’s policies with respect to energy and climate issues. On Jan. 20, 2021, Biden signed Executive
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Legal & Regulatory
Future of EPA’s Rule on State Water Quality Certification of Federal Permits
High on the list of Trump administration rules that will be reevaluated by the Biden administration is the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401 rule on state water
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