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Transmission Planning: The Unsung Use Case For Battery Storage
As battery storage technology advances and applications multiply, the critical question shifts from capability to strategic prioritization. While tax credits face new restrictions and market conditions evolve, one underutilized application stands out: integrating battery energy storage systems into long-term transmission planning under FERC Order 1920 to modernize grid infrastructure and optimize renewable energy delivery.
United States Energy
FH
Foley Hoag LLP
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PJM Takes A Step Forward In Dealing With Capacity Shortfall: Important FERC Filing Coming Soon
PJM Interconnection faces unprecedented challenges as surging data center demand threatens to outpace new generation capacity, creating a reliability gap that could spike consumer costs across 13 states and the District of Columbia. The regional transmission organization and its stakeholders are racing against the clock to implement a Reliability Backstop Procurement and Connect and Manage framework before the critical December 2026 capacity auction. With the White House, bipartisan governors, and FERC all
United States Energy
FH
Foley Hoag LLP
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The Strait Reopened. Then It Didn't. Here's Where Things Actually Stand.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued six show cause orders targeting Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators, demanding they justify or reform their interconnection rules for large energy users. As electricity demand surges from data centers and manufacturing facilities, FERC is taking unprecedented action to accelerate how these major consumers connect to the electric grid.
United States Energy
FL
Foley & Lardner
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Washington Update: Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure — July 2026
Federal policymakers are pursuing an ambitious agenda to strengthen domestic energy infrastructure through major nuclear financing, critical minerals processing on military land, and comprehensive grid modernization. As electricity demand surges from data centers and industrial users, regulators are grappling with fundamental questions about cost allocation, environmental review scope, and permitting timelines that will shape America's energy transition for decades to come.
United States Energy
M
Mintz
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Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month Of June 2026
Major jurisdictions continue to tighten enforcement and expand sanctions targeting Russia's war economy, with significant developments including the EU's new "rolling" sanctions approach, record-breaking UK penalties for circumvention, and coordinated actions against Russia's shadow fleet. How are Western governments adapting their sanctions strategies to close loopholes and increase pressure on Russian financial networks and defense supply chains?
Worldwide International
MB
Mayer Brown
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DOE Orders On Availability Of Coal-Fired Power Plants Challenged In Court
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued emergency directives under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act to keep coal-fired power plants operational despite planned retirements, citing reliability concerns from rising electricity demand and renewable energy dependence. Environmental groups and states have challenged these orders in federal court, arguing they exceed DOE's emergency authority and contradict grid operator data showing adequate capacity through 2027.
United States Energy
JD
Jones Day
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Bracewell Explains – Section 45Z And The Renewable Fuel Standard: Marine Fuel Policy (Video)
The global shipping industry is transitioning away from high-emission fuels, creating opportunities for biofuel producers and energy investors. Two federal policy frameworks—Section 45Z and the Renewable Fuel Standard—are shaping the future of low-carbon marine fuels by expanding incentives and improving fuel economics to close the cost gap with conventional options.
United States Energy
B
Bracewell
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