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On October 23, 2025, Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright, relying on his authority under Section 403 of the Department of Energy Organization Act, directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the “Commission” or “FERC”) to consider an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANOPR”) and initiate rulemaking procedures to address potential reforms to “ensure the timely and orderly interconnection of large loads to the transmission system.”

The White House recently unveiled “America’s AI Action Plan,” a comprehensive strategy designed to secure United States leadership in the global artificial intelligence race.

On January 14, 2025, President Joe Biden issued an executive order aimed at advancing U.S. leadership in AI infrastructure (the “Order”).

On November 14, Vinson & Elkins hosted an Energy Regulatory Conference in its Houston office.

In this program, we explored the intricacies of developing government-funded projects, with a focus on the Texas Energy Fund (TEF) loan program.

Jeffrey Jakubiak, Energy Regulation Partner at Vinson & Elkins and Joe Zimmerman, Mayor of Sugar Land, Texas, join Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks to discuss the impact of AI on the U.S. electric power grid and why it has enormous potential to reshape the energy landscape.

On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) established “a new foundation” upon which new electric transmission facilities can be planned, paid for, and built.

The United States electric grid is becoming increasingly stressed as the nation navigates the energy transition and demand for electricity rises.

On March 19, 2024, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) to approve revisions to NERC’s Rules of Procedure (“ROP”) that would require certain small (over 20 MVA) inverter-based resources (“IBRs”) – like solar and wind power generators – to register with NERC, and eventually be subject to existing and new reliability standards applicable to larger IBRs.

On November 7, 2023, Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Energy Fund (“TEF”).

John Jannarone, Editor-in-Chief of PE Edge, interviews Jeffrey Jakubiak, partner at Vinson & Elkins, at the New York Stock Exchange.

Over the past few years, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) and the Department of Energy (“DOE”) have proposed many rules to support the Biden Administration’s push to build transmission infrastructure to ensure reliability and support new sources of generation.