Accelerating Energy: Powering Business Through the Energy Transition
Welcome to Accelerating Energy, a new podcast powered by Sidley Austin LLP. Join us as we drill down on critical, and late-breaking, energy transition topics from all corners of industry. Each episode will introduce you to guests with unique perspectives as we investigate the business, legal, and policy concerns of this fast-evolving landscape.
Accelerating Energy is hosted by Ken Irvin and Cliff Vrielink, partners in Sidley’s global Energy practice.
Podcasting since 2023 • 10 episodes
Accelerating Energy: Powering Business Through the Energy Transition
Latest Episodes
Managing the Surge: The Debate over FERC’s Large-Load Interconnections
As data centers continue to put stress on the nation’s electricity grid, federal regulators are moving quickly to stave off overwhelming it. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is now considering major reforms for large-load interco...
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Energy Policy in Motion: What DOE Section 403 Instruction to FERC Means for Data Center Power Supply
DOE Secretary Wright’s Federal Power Act Section 403 direction to FERC calls for a sea-change in the way large energy users — especially data centers — interconnect to the power grid. In the ninth episode of Accelerating Energy<...
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Deal Disruption or Market Opportunity? The Impact of Texas Senate Bill 6 on Project Finance
Demand for electricity is surging in America, driven largely by AI data centers and other energy-intensive users powering the digital economy. This rapid growth has heightened concerns among businesses and consumers over rising costs and grid r...
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Speed to Power or Policy Paralysis? The OBBBA and America’s Clean Energy Future
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is now law, marking a major shift in U.S. energy policy and the beginning of a broader effort to rewire America’s energy future. With its passage, the OBBBA rolls back many key clean energy tax incentives ...
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Investing in Tomorrow: How Innovative Investments Will Begin Fueling the Energy Transition
All of a sudden there’s a new landscape for energy transition. The new administration is reducing the workforce of several federal agencies, including the EPA, where administrator Lee Zeldin is committed to eliminating 65 percent of what he cal...
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