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The energy storage landscape is experiencing a dramatic transformation in 2025, marked by a complex interplay of policy rollbacks and surging private investment. While President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” has significantly altered the federal incentive structure for clean energy, battery storage has emerged as...

The latest episode of The Shock: GreeneHurlocker’s Mid-Atlantic Energy Law Podcast is now available. In this episode, host Claire Gardner welcomes Carrie Hearne, Executive Director of the Commission for Electric Utility Regulation in Virginia, to discuss the Commission and energy landscape in Virginia. You can...

The Trump administration’s aggressive use of tariffs led many companies in Virginia—and across the country—to ask: Can newly imposed tariffs excuse performance under existing contracts? Specifically, can they trigger force majeure clauses or support a defense of commercial impracticability under Virginia law? ...