There is a lot of talk these days about how the artificial intelligence (AI) boom will revolutionize the economy. The electric power sector is no exception. All over the country…

Proposed “Computational Load Entity” Criteria Posted for Comments

Since North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) launched Project 2026-02 to address reliability risks from computational loads, as discussed in our previous…

For years, the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) under Section 48 and the Production Tax Credit (PTC) under Section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code provided the federal tax incentive foundation…

In a March 6, 2026 order (the Order), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) reshaped how PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) allocates transmission project costs. Consol. Edison Co. …

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has determined that large computational loads connecting to the Bulk‑Power System (BPS) at an unprecedented speed and scale are reshaping demand profiles and…

Major workplace accidents present a variety of legal challenges. While cooperating with a governmental agency (OSHA/MSHA/PHMSA/CSB or other)[1] during an accident investigation, the decisions you make can have an…

While much attention has focused on the electricity demands of AI-driven data centers, a quieter crisis is emerging around water consumption. Modern hyperscale data centers can consume between one and…

The U.S. Department of Energy has released a $293 million funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0003612) under its Genesis Mission to accelerate AI deployment across 26+ national challenges in energy systems, grid infrastructure, data centers, advanced manufacturing…

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is rapidly emerging as one of the most consequential areas of energy law and environmental regulation. At its heart sits a technical but critically important…