Diving into the Legal Side of Energy Awareness Month and Critical New Resources on Renewable Energy

Each year, the U.S. Department of Energy designates October as Energy Awareness Month. This month is a time to focus on the importance of energy and the role it plays in our daily lives, the economy, infrastructure, and national security. Electric power is a vital resource that many of us rarely consider until issues occur. 

For those working in the energy and utility law segment, issues have been steadily growing with concerns over grid integrity, reliability, and security. Last winter the entire country learned Texas was operating an independent energy grid and watched a power crisis unfold (for more info read this LexisNexis® Practical Guidance Journal article). This May the U.S. experienced the largest energy attack in history due to a ransomware assault on the Colonial Pipeline that shutdown the longest pipeline in the country (learn how firms are addressing the threat of Colonial Pipeline cyber-attacks from the LexisNexis® Practical Guidance Podcast).  As the energy landscape changes, attorneys need reliable resources to prepare.  

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