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As Winter Storm Fern swept across the United States this past weekend, power grid operators in in New England, Texas and the Mid-Atlantic braced for intensified winter electricity demand. In anticipation of the storm and...

Beginning in May 2025, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) began issuing orders delaying the retirement of specific coal-fired generation facilities throughout the United States. Each order purports to exercise...

We are pleased to announce that Washington Energy Law LLP has been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®, both nationally and regionally. Firms included in the 2026 Best Law Firms® list are...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced that the fourth meeting of the Federal and State Current Issues Collaborative on the topic of Building Fast and Affordable, originally scheduled for November 12, 2025,...

On October 23, 2025, Chris Wright, Secretary of Energy (Department of Energy or DOE), transmitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) addressing the topic of...