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Alternative Power Plays: Inside The World Of Competitive Wholesale Power With EPSA’s Todd Snitchler – Part 2 (Podcast)
Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), discusses the organization's Competitive Power Principles and commitment to evolving the resource mix in competitive wholesale power markets. The conversation explores diverse energy portfolios, nuclear power developments, infrastructure connectivity challenges, and how competitive markets drive emissions reductions through market-based solutions.
United States Energy
BI
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
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Energy Arbitration Requires Clarity: The Strategic Value Of Visual Advocacy
Energy arbitration disputes involve complex technical evidence, engineering concepts, and operational decisions that require strategic visual communication to help arbitrators understand and remember key arguments. The challenge lies not in the tribunal's ability to comprehend sophisticated evidence, but in how effectively counsel organizes and presents that information through clear visual frameworks and demonstratives.
United States Litigation
IMS Legal Strategies
Video
Canada And Italy Chart A New Course For Shared Growth (Video)
As Europe's second-largest manufacturer, Italy presents compelling opportunities for Canadian businesses across sectors central to growth and competitiveness. In this conversation, Gowling WLG's CEO and Italy's Ambassador to Canada explore emerging opportunities in energy, critical minerals, agri-food, and defence, and how frameworks like CETA can deepen strategic collaboration across the Canada-Italy corridor.
Worldwide International
GW
Gowling WLG
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The Unsung Heroes Of Energy Terminals, Storage, And The Infrastructure That Keeps The World Moving (Podcast)
Deanna Reitman speaks with Emran Khan, Chief Commercial Officer of GTI Statia, about the critical yet often overlooked infrastructure that powers global energy markets. Khan shares insights on how terminals and storage facilities serve as the "shock absorber" of the energy system, providing flexibility and security during market disruptions while enabling the safe movement of crude oil, refined products, and other commodities worldwide.
United States Energy
FL
Foley & Lardner
Article
Executive Order 14420: National Emergency Declaration Imposes New Restrictions On Foreign Bulk-Power System Equipment
President Trump's Executive Order 14420 invokes emergency powers to restrict foreign-produced bulk-power system equipment that poses national security risks, while directing the Department of Energy to review existing grid infrastructure for vulnerabilities. The order establishes a framework for pre-qualifying equipment and vendors, but leaves critical implementation details—including the complete list of covered foreign entities and specific risk assessment criteria—to forthcoming DOE
United States Energy
S
Steptoe LLP
Article
The New Infrastructure Premium: What The Copia Power Sale Signals For Digital Infrastructure Investment
The convergence of power generation and digital infrastructure is reshaping how investors value data center platforms. As AI-driven demand intensifies competition for scarce resources like transmission access and interconnection rights, the largest transactions reveal a fundamental shift: investors are no longer simply buying operating assets—they're acquiring the upstream capabilities that control future capacity creation.
United States Finance
SR
McDermott Will & Schulte
Article
Program To Regularize Self-Consumption Fuel Activities
Mexico's National Energy Commission has established a temporary registration program allowing individuals and legal entities currently operating fuel dispensing facilities for self-consumption without proper permits to regularize their operations. The program provides a pathway for non-compliant operators to obtain temporary registration certificates while awaiting the development of permanent regulatory frameworks and permitting requirements.
Mexico Energy
EC Rubio
Podcast
Alternative Power Plays: Inside The World Of Competitive Wholesale Power With EPSA’s Todd Snitchler – Part 1 (Podcast)
Hosts John Povilaitis and Alan Seltzer sit down with Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), to explore how competitive wholesale power markets operate in America. The conversation examines the structure of regional transmission organizations, the differences between restructured and vertically integrated utility models, and how the explosive growth of data centers is reshaping load forecasting and grid planning across the country.
United States Energy
BI
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Article
Texas Data Center Policy: What Has Changed And What To Watch
Texas is ramping up oversight of data center projects as Governor Abbott's directive adds new review requirements to an already complex interconnection process. The policy debate now encompasses transmission infrastructure, water resources, tax incentives, and community impacts. With the 2027 legislative session approaching, stakeholders in Texas's booming data center industry face an evolving regulatory landscape that could fundamentally reshape how large-scale digital infrastructure projects are developed
United States Energy
BS
Butler Snow LLP
Article
Ontario Writes The Playbook: A New Framework For Data Centre Grid Connections
On August 13, Ontario released long-awaited details on how the province will regulate the connection of data centres to its electricity grid1. Titled the Data Centre Playbook (the Playbook), the proposed framework outlines how the province plans to evaluate large-scale data centres against the government’s objectives of driving economic growth, keeping Canadians’ data in Canada, and delivering benefits to local communities2.
Canada Energy
TL
Torys LLP
Article
Louisiana Carves Out Oil And Gas Construction From Its Home Court Statute
Louisiana's Act 132 amends the state's home court statute to exclude certain oil and gas infrastructure projects from forum-selection and choice-of-law restrictions. Out-of-state companies working on refineries, processing plants, and similar facilities may now be able to enforce contract provisions designating their home state's law and courts without relying on arbitration workarounds. The change applies retroactively to contracts entered into since 1991 and aligns with existing exclusions in Louisiana's
United States Real Estate
JW
Jones Walker
Article
Ontario's Data Centre Playbook: What It Means For Grid Access
Ontario's proposed Data Centre Playbook establishes a two-part assessment framework for grid connections, requiring data centres to fund full electricity costs while meeting strategic priorities around economic development, digital sovereignty, and community investment. The policy positions grid access as a key lever for governing data centre development amid surging demand that could reach 40% of the province's peak electricity capacity.
Canada Energy
MT
Miller Thomson LLP
Article
Recent Legislative Consultations: Carbon Capture, Utilization And Storage In Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Energy and Resources has proposed comprehensive legislative reforms to The Mineral Resources Act, 1985 and The Oil and Gas Conservation Act, aimed at establishing Crown ownership of subsurface pore space and creating a modern regulatory framework for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects. These changes would align Saskatchewan with other western provinces while introducing a long-term liability management framework and Sequestration Legacy Fund to support the pro
Canada Energy
MA
MLT Aikins LLP
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Ontario Launches Data Centre Playbook: Proposed Framework For Grid Access, Electricity Costs And Project Approval
Ontario's proposed Data Centre Playbook introduces a framework requiring large data centres to demonstrate economic value, data sovereignty benefits, and community investment before connecting to the provincial electricity grid. The draft policy signals a shift toward strategic assessment of data infrastructure projects, with implications for pricing, grid access, and operational requirements that developers and investors must carefully navigate.
Canada Energy
MT
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Fast-Tracked But Not Frictionless: The Expanding Litigation Front Against The Data Center Boom
The rapid expansion of data centers to meet AI computing demands has triggered a wave of litigation across environmental, land-use, and regulatory fronts. As the Trump Administration pushes to fast-track data center development, local communities and advocacy groups are mounting legal challenges that raise novel questions about federal environmental statutes, state permitting processes, and the balance between infrastructure buildout and public engagement.
United States Environment
AP
Arnold & Porter
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