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Your one-stop resource for timely analysis of legal and policy developments affecting the energy and climate sectors. We focus on the issues that matter most to you, from federal and state policy and judicial decisions to business trends and financing news.

Load Growth and the Demand Side Revolution
Blog July 30, 2026
Trillions of dollars of AI capital are chasing roughly 100 gigawatts (“GW”) of electric power, and the nation’s electric-sector regulators – the policymakers at the federal and state levels, as well as the administrators of the various RTOs/ISOs – have a critical role to play in helping them secure it…
PJM Board Directs FERC Filing on Reliability Backstop Procurement and Interim Resource Adequacy Service
Blog July 30, 2026
On July 27, the PJM Board of Managers issued a “decisional letter” that directed PJM to file proposals for a Reliability Backstop Procurement and Connect and Manage—renamed “Interim Resource Adequacy Service”—with FERC in the next few days…
Transmission Planning: The Unsung Use Case for Battery Storage
Blog July 08, 2026
2025 was decidedly the Year of the Battery and the trend of expanding and optimizing the plethora of applications for battery storage systems has continued this year…
What Regulators Can’t See: The American Efficient Case and the Future of Demand-Side Oversight
Blog May 28, 2026
On April 15, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) imposed a $722 million civil penalty against American Efficient, LLC (“American Efficient”) and its affiliates in one of the largest enforcement actions in FERC’s history…
Full Steam Ahead: Financing Geothermal 2.0
Blog March 20, 2026
Among renewable resources, few offer the benefits of geothermal –reliable, firm power that provides a stable base for intermittent resources like solar and wind and that is produced from an abundant domestic resource accessed using well-established equipment and methodologies…
Taking Stock of Tariff Volatility Along the Canadian Border
Blog June 24, 2025
On February 1, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14193, “Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border,” (the “Canada Tariff EO”), rattling Northeastern policymakers and market participants alike…
Give the People What They Want (and What They Want Are More and More Clean Electrons)
Blog December 16, 2024
Perhaps the most potent force driving the continued momentum in the clean energy economy, and particularly the renewable power sector, is the marked uptick in electricity demand nationwide. After roughly two decades of flat or declining electricity demand, the United States is projected to enter a sustained period of electric load growth in the coming years…
Presidential Shakeup (Once Again) Presents Opportunity for State Climate Action
Blog December 09, 2024
President Trump’s reelection sent shockwaves through the renewable energy community. With campaign pledges to dismantle Biden-era climate programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and possible cuts to the federal workforce, Trump appears poised to withdraw from global climate leadership…
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Foley Hoag’s Energy & Climate Counsel blog aims to be your one-stop resource for timely analysis of legal and policy developments affecting the energy and climate sectors. We focus on the issues that matter most to our readers, from federal and state policy and judicial decisions to business trends and financing news.

Our authors, comprised of attorneys from the firm’s Energy & Climate practice, have been active in the energy and climate space for decades, counseling clients across the spectrum – from new, innovative technology companies to large utility-scale power projects. Recognizing early on the common concerns of the renewable and traditional energy fields, we established one of the first integrated practices to serve all segments of the energy and clean technology sectors. We believe this tight integration provides us with the insight to analyze the pressing issues, trends and opportunities that those in this industry have come to expect.