Sidley Podcasts
9. Energy Policy in Motion: What DOE Section 403 Instruction to FERC Means for Data Center Power Supply
November 5, 2025 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, host and Sidley partner Ken Irvin is joined by colleagues Terence Healey, a partner in…
49. SCOTUS in Session: Tariffs, the “Shadow Docket,” and Executive Power
November 2025 The Supreme Court of the United States is back in session with a blockbuster docket that could shift the levers of power in America. Issues range from the scope of executive authority, and the role of the federal government, to the power of the lower courts in resolving executive power disputes. As cases…
8. Deal Disruption or Market Opportunity? The Impact of Texas Senate Bill 6 on Project Finance
October 7, 2025 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 reliability. In response, Texas lawmakers passed Senate Bill 6 (SB6), a sweeping overhaul of how the…
48. Tokenized Real-World Assets Have Gone Mainstream — Is Your Business Ready?
September 2025 A brave new world of investing is now open for business, and with it, a new way to conceive of property. Tokenized real-world assets have gone mainstream. Major financial institutions are racing to tokenize everything — from U.S. treasuries, to art, to real estate, converting these assets into digital form and storing them…
7. Speed to Power or Policy Paralysis? The OBBBA and America’s Clean Energy Future
August 14, 2025 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 and reestablishes a focus on fossil fuel development. This…
47. What the Trump Administration’s Tariffs Mean for Your Business
July 2025President Donald Trump’s tariffs have upended world trade. And they are spawning haggling over international commerce — even between the U.S. and its closest allies. With the global economy on notice, the business community is feeling the uncertainty, as the Trump administration calibrates just how much executive power it can wield on trade without…
6. Investing in Tomorrow: How Innovative Investments Will Begin Fueling the Energy Transition
April 21, 2025 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 calls the agency’s wasteful spending, and President Trump just signed four executive orders that…
46. How Companies Can Navigate Uncertainty Amid Tariffs and Government Cuts
April 2025 The GOP majority in Congress is looking to build on the Trump administration’s political and policy agenda, prioritizing tax cuts, energy reform, and border security, but tariffs could provoke a trade war that has already roiled the market and international business. Meanwhile, the administration is implementing major cuts to federal agencies — including…
5. Sustainable Success: How Utility Companies Can Thrive in Turbulent Times
February 21, 2025 The countdown has begun on statewide zero-emission mandates. Blue state governors have created strict timelines for implementing their renewable energy objectives. And these mandates will significantly impact operations for utility companies and the United States power grid. Will power-hungry data centers and extreme weather events impede success for these goals? And what…
45. How a New U.S. Administration’s Policy Playbook May Impact Businesses
January 2025 With the inauguration of President Donald Trump, a Republican trifecta now rules the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the White House. That balance of power comes with its caveats: a GOP majority in the Senate may secure most of Trump’s cabinet picks. But the tight margins in the House may mean having…