In May 2025, President Trump issued a suite of executive orders – Executive Orders 14299, 14300, 14301, and 14302 – aimed at expanding nuclear power capabilities, strengthening nuclear supply chains […]
FERC is seeking comments on its Notice of Inquiry[1] in Docket No. RM26-2-000 on whether —and, if so, how — it should revise Parts 153, 157, and 380 of its […]
At the December 18 Open Meeting of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”), FERC took action to provide guidance on how large loads and generators may co-locate in the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”). FERC’s decision in the PJM large load co-location proceeding comes amid a national debate over how best to meet surging electricity demand—spurred in large part by the buildout of artificial intelligence and other digital infrastructure—and how to overcome regulatory roadblocks to building new grid infrastructure. FERC underscored its priority in this debate: “if a new large load wants to connect directly to a power plant and operate in a way that lowers grid costs, we should let it.”[1] The Order charts a new path for the co-location of large loads in PJM and sheds light on FERC’s potential next steps.
The U.S. power grid is undergoing a period of rapid change, with federal agencies such as the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) initiating programs and regulatory actions to address the integration of new generation and transmission resources. According to a recent DOE report, the U.S. grid is facing the retirement of 104 GW of firm capacity (generation that can operate continuously) by 2030, and the planned addition of 209 GW of new generation in the same period. The White House is concerned that the retirement of “baseload” power plants will impede President Trump’s economic goals; as such, press reports say that the administration is expected to issue new emergency orders preventing fossil fuel plants from retiring.
A new report by the U.S. Department of Energy provides a comprehensive assessment of the adequacy and reliability of the U.S. electric grid and warns that without urgent reforms and […]
On July 4, President Trump signed H.R.1—the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” referred to as the OBBB—into law. This sweeping tax and policy law, enacted through the process of budget reconciliation […]
On July 3, 2025, numerous federal agencies initiated an effort to revise the manner in which they comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA, a cornerstone of environmental […]
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order No. 14156, Declaring a National Energy Emergency, which directed federal agencies to “identify and use all relevant lawful emergency […]
On May 23, 2025 and May 30, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued two emergency orders under its Federal Power Act (FPA) Section 202(c) authority effectively delaying the closure […]
On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued three executive orders reflecting the Administration’s push for increased domestic coal production. The orders point to the surge in electricity demand from data centers and other infrastructure required to support Trump Administration goals, including becoming a leader in artificial intelligence (AI), as a key rationale. Here are three takeaways from these orders.