Energy Law and Electricity Regulation

During the 2026 legislative session, Virginia's General Assembly passed an avalanche of new environmental legislation. The Assembly introduced over 200 bills related to the environment, with data centers...

A submetering company is an intermediary between a landlord and its tenants for the sale of utility services. Submetering companies buy electricity and resell it to individual tenants using their own metering infrastructure.

Rob Day, Partner and Co-Founder at Spring Lane Capital, explores how the urgent need for power capacity is fundamentally reshaping data center investment strategy, from the surge in microgrid development to the strategic risks of over-reliance on natural gas. He reveals why the economics of battery-powered microgrids are closer to viability than most realize and shares a practical playbook for developers looking to start consuming power today while building tomorrow's AI infrastructure.

Bob Brewer is joined by Victoria Holmes from The Dispatch for Part 2 of their discussion on the Strait of Hormuz.

Bob Brewer, Braumiller Law Group is joined by Victoria Holmes of the Dispatch to cover an update on the Strait of Hormuz and trade volatility.

The global energy landscape in 2025 stands at a moment of profound transformation as oil and gas companies face intensifying scrutiny from regulators, investors, and an increasingly litigious public.

Microplastics and nanoplastics are gaining increasing attention among the scientific and regulatory community, and plaintiffs and Attorneys General are taking note.

The data center market is moving at hyper-speed (pun intended). Data center developers, hyperscalers, and others are racing to acquire land, secure power, and deliver capacity as soon as possible.

Produced water – the fluid that surfaces alongside oil and gas during extraction, typically carrying high concentrations of dissolved salts and minerals – has long been the industry’s largest waste stream and one of its most persistent cost centers.

Federal agencies are deploying equity and equity-linked capital instruments across the critical minerals sector, fundamentally reshaping how mining and processing projects are capitalized, governed and exited. This structural shift introduces new considerations for sponsors and strategic investors navigating transactions where national security priorities intersect with private capital formation.

President Trump has invoked Defense Production Act authorities to support energy infrastructure deemed essential to national defense, covering grid components, natural gas systems, coal supply chains, and petroleum capacity. The determinations create a legal pathway for the Department of Energy to deploy financial support mechanisms, though their practical impact will depend on funding availability and implementation decisions. The move has sparked debate over whether emergency authority is being appropriat

On May 1, the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, more than 25 years in the making, will take effect on a provisional basis.