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Grid Capacity Is Becoming The Data Center Bottleneck: Inside Digital Infrastructure
As AI-driven data centers push electricity demand to unprecedented levels, the race to build digital infrastructure is becoming a race for power itself. Industry experts are now questioning whether aging electric grids can deliver the capacity, reliability, and interconnection speed needed to support next-generation facilities, and whether behind-the-meter solutions can truly replace more than a century of grid engineering and operational experience.
United States Energy
M
Mintz
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From General Counsel To Growth Officer: A Lawyer's Path To Leading Energy's Next Chapter (Podcast)
David Dardis, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief External Affairs and Growth Officer at Constellation Energy, shares his journey from lawyer to business leader and explores how his legal background shapes his approach to growth strategy and dealmaking. The discussion examines rising power demand, nuclear energy's expanding role, new generation development, and the policy and market forces driving the energy sector's evolution.
United States Energy
FL
Foley & Lardner
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Texas Escalates Data Center Oversight With Attorney General Water-Use Investigation
Texas has launched a sweeping investigation into hundreds of data center developments that failed to comply with mandatory water use surveys, marking the latest escalation in a seven-week regulatory crackdown. The state's actions have frozen permits, paused interconnection studies, and exposed projects to criminal and civil enforcement, all while the industry faces mounting scrutiny over its rapidly growing demands on electricity and water infrastructure. With multiple state agencies now coordinating enforc
United States Energy
FL
Foley & Lardner
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Oil Is Near $90 And Gas Is Near $3. Same Wells, Different Markets.
Associated gas production in the Permian Basin continues to surge alongside oil drilling, but natural gas prices have diverged sharply from crude oil, creating significant challenges for contracts written under different price assumptions. With Henry Hub futures trading around $3 per million Btu while WTI crude hovers near $90 per barrel, operators and service companies face difficult questions about pricing mechanisms, curtailment rights, and minimum volume commitments that may no longer reflect current
United States Energy
FL
Foley & Lardner
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Grid Capacity Is Becoming The Data Center Bottleneck: Inside Digital Infrastructure
As AI-driven data centers push electricity demand to unprecedented levels, the race to build digital infrastructure is becoming a race for power itself. Industry experts are now questioning whether aging electric grids can deliver the capacity, reliability, and interconnection speed needed to support next-generation facilities, and whether behind-the-meter solutions can truly replace more than a century of grid engineering and operational experience.
United States Energy
M
Mintz
Article
Texas Escalates Data Center Oversight With Attorney General Water-Use Investigation
Texas has launched a sweeping investigation into hundreds of data center developments that failed to comply with mandatory water use surveys, marking the latest escalation in a seven-week regulatory crackdown. The state's actions have frozen permits, paused interconnection studies, and exposed projects to criminal and civil enforcement, all while the industry faces mounting scrutiny over its rapidly growing demands on electricity and water infrastructure. With multiple state agencies now coordinating enforc
United States Energy
FL
Foley & Lardner
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Texas Governor Directs A Halt On Data Center Permitting With State Agency Audits
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed state agencies to halt all data center permits until comprehensive audits assess the projects' impacts on electric infrastructure, residential ratepayers, and water resources. The directive requires data centers to fully fund necessary electric infrastructure and comply with enhanced reporting requirements, while the governor signals potential legislative action to codify new protections and phase out certain tax incentives.
United States Environment
GT
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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Venezuela's Reopening: Investment, Infrastructure, And Technology Opportunities In A Rebuilding Latin America
Venezuela's post-Maduro reopening is creating unprecedented opportunities for foreign investors across energy, mining, telecommunications, and infrastructure sectors. With expanding OFAC sanctions relief, landmark legislative reforms, and major US companies nearing multibillion-dollar deals, the country presents investment prospects not seen in a generation—though success requires disciplined navigation of corruption, security, and regulatory risks.
United States International
KG
K&L Gates LLP
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U.S. House Of Representatives Passes Three Bipartisan Bills To Promote Recovery And Recycling Of Critical Minerals From Lithium-Ion Batteries And Other Wastes
Three bipartisan bills passed by the U.S. House of Representatives aim to revolutionize domestic recovery and recycling of critical minerals from waste streams, particularly lithium-ion batteries. The legislation addresses regulatory barriers under RCRA that currently complicate battery recycling operations and establishes new federal programs to coordinate critical mineral recovery efforts. Will these measures successfully position America to compete in the global race for critical mineral independence?
United States Environment
BD
Beveridge & Diamond
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EPA Partially Repeals Power Plant Carbon Rules, Punts Questions Of Broader Authority To New Proposal
The EPA has finalized a partial repeal of the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards for power plants, removing existing-source emission guidelines and certain carbon capture requirements while leaving broader questions about regulatory authority unresolved. A simultaneous supplemental proposal goes further by targeting the foundational legal basis for regulating power plant greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act, potentially creating more durable constraints on future climate regulation.
United States Environment
BD
Beveridge & Diamond
Podcast
From General Counsel To Growth Officer: A Lawyer's Path To Leading Energy's Next Chapter (Podcast)
David Dardis, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief External Affairs and Growth Officer at Constellation Energy, shares his journey from lawyer to business leader and explores how his legal background shapes his approach to growth strategy and dealmaking. The discussion examines rising power demand, nuclear energy's expanding role, new generation development, and the policy and market forces driving the energy sector's evolution.
United States Energy
FL
Foley & Lardner
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Oil Is Near $90 And Gas Is Near $3. Same Wells, Different Markets.
Associated gas production in the Permian Basin continues to surge alongside oil drilling, but natural gas prices have diverged sharply from crude oil, creating significant challenges for contracts written under different price assumptions. With Henry Hub futures trading around $3 per million Btu while WTI crude hovers near $90 per barrel, operators and service companies face difficult questions about pricing mechanisms, curtailment rights, and minimum volume commitments that may no longer reflect current
United States Energy
FL
Foley & Lardner
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Texas Escalates Data Center Oversight With Attorney General Water-Use Investigation
Texas has launched a sweeping investigation into hundreds of data center developments that failed to comply with mandatory water use surveys, marking the latest escalation in a seven-week regulatory crackdown. The state's actions have frozen permits, paused interconnection studies, and exposed projects to criminal and civil enforcement, all while the industry faces mounting scrutiny over its rapidly growing demands on electricity and water infrastructure. With multiple state agencies now coordinating enforc
United States Energy
FL
Foley & Lardner
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Texas Governor Directs A Halt On Data Center Permitting With State Agency Audits
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed state agencies to halt all data center permits until comprehensive audits assess the projects' impacts on electric infrastructure, residential ratepayers, and water resources. The directive requires data centers to fully fund necessary electric infrastructure and comply with enhanced reporting requirements, while the governor signals potential legislative action to codify new protections and phase out certain tax incentives.
United States Environment
GT
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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