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Register Now for this Year's United States Electric Power Industry Seminar: Focus on Renewable Energy, ISO Markets, and Power Transactions (South Carolina, United States - March 12-13, 2024)

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Monday, February 12, 2024

DUBLIN, Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --The "Today's U.S. Electric Power Industry, Renewable Energy, ISO Markets, and Power Transactions" training has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --The "Today's U.S. Electric Power Industry, Renewable Energy, ISO Markets, and Power Transactions" training has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • If you want to better understand the U.S. electric power industry and the different ways power is bought and sold, this in-depth seminar is for you.
  • Federal vs state regulatory conflicts, and why restructuring today's power industry and the building new power lines is such a complicated task.
  • John Adamiak is President and Founder of PGS Energy Training and an expert in energy derivatives and electric power markets.

Evergy Requests to Recover Costs Related to Generation Capacity, Grid Modernization for Evergy Missouri West Customers

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Friday, February 2, 2024

Evergy, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVRG) filed a request and supporting documentation with the Missouri Public Service Commission today to recover investments made in generation capacity and grid modernization for customers in its Evergy Missouri West service area.

Key Points: 
  • Evergy, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVRG) filed a request and supporting documentation with the Missouri Public Service Commission today to recover investments made in generation capacity and grid modernization for customers in its Evergy Missouri West service area.
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The Evergy Missouri West service area serves more than 340,000 customers and includes St. Joseph, Liberty, Platte City, Harrisonville, and Warrensburg, among other cities.
  • As part of today’s filing, Evergy is requesting to increase base rates for Evergy Missouri West customers by about $104 million, or 13.42% percent, excluding fuel.
  • In past studies, Crossroads has been identified as the most cost-efficient way to meet capacity requirements for Evergy Missouri West customers.

Prominent FERC Attorney Donna Byrne Joins Troutman Pepper's Award-Winning Energy Practice

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Donna Byrne, a leading energy regulatory lawyer with a specialty in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) enforcement matters, has joined Troutman Pepper as a partner in its nationally recognized Energy Practice Group, resident in the Washington, D.C. office. Byrne previously practiced at Steptoe LLP.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Donna Byrne , a leading energy regulatory lawyer with a specialty in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) enforcement matters, has joined Troutman Pepper as a partner in its nationally recognized Energy Practice Group, resident in the Washington, D.C. office.
  • Byrne joins the firm's 20-plus member FERC team where she will lead the enforcement practice.
  • Beyond enforcement matters, Byrne is a seasoned energy lawyer with decades of experience representing clients before FERC and in the federal courts.
  • "We are excited to welcome Donna to our FERC practice and our thriving D.C. office," said Chris Jones, the firm's FERC practice lead and managing partner of the firm's Washington, D.C. office.

Energy Regulatory Lawyer Ruta Kalvaitis Skučas Joins Crowell & Moring

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruta Kalvaitis Skučas has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in the firm's Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Practice Group.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruta Kalvaitis Skučas has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in the firm's Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Practice Group.
  • She brings more than two decades of experience advising clean energy developers, traders, and technology companies on energy issues before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the U.S. Department of Energy, and state public utility commissions.
  • Skučas focuses on electric and natural gas matters and has extensive experience in energy trading, including on compliance and enforcement matters.
  • Her clients include clean energy developers, energy trading companies, generation and merchant transmission developers in the FERC regulatory space, non-traditional energy companies, technology companies, and emerging ventures.

United States Electric Power Industry Seminar 2024: Focus on Renewable Energy, ISO Markets, and Power Transactions (South Carolina, United States - March 12-13, 2024) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Retrieved on: 
Friday, January 12, 2024

The "Today's U.S. Electric Power Industry, Renewable Energy, ISO Markets, and Power Transactions" training has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Today's U.S. Electric Power Industry, Renewable Energy, ISO Markets, and Power Transactions" training has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • If you want to better understand the U.S. electric power industry and the different ways power is bought and sold, this in-depth seminar is for you.
  • Federal vs state regulatory conflicts, and why restructuring today's power industry and the building new power lines is such a complicated task.
  • John Adamiak is President and Founder of PGS Energy Training and an expert in energy derivatives and electric power markets.

Moses Singer Welcomes Securities Litigator Isaac Greaney

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Moses Singer LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of Isaac S. Greaney as a partner in its Litigation Practice Group.

Key Points: 
  • Moses Singer LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of Isaac S. Greaney as a partner in its Litigation Practice Group.
  • Greaney joins the firm from Sidley Austin LLP, where he was a partner focusing on commercial disputes.
  • With more than 20 years’ experience in securities litigation and defense of securities enforcement investigations, Greaney has represented financial institutions, corporations and officers and directors in litigation involving violations of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Trust Administration Act, as well as in investigations by the SEC, DOJ, FINRA, CFTC, FERC, and various state attorneys general.
  • "We are thrilled to have Isaac join our robust litigation team," said David Lackowitz , Co-Chair of Moses Singer’s Litigation practice group.

SBOM Automation Platform Vigilant Ops Secures $2 Million in Seed Funding from DataTribe

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

Vigilant Ops, winner of the 6th annual DataTribe Challenge in November, performs continuous vulnerability monitoring and alerting, security patch notifications, and the ability to upload SBOMs -- lists of the software libraries embedded in products -- from alternate sources.

Key Points: 
  • DataTribe , a global cyber foundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, today announced a $2 million seed investment in Vigilant Ops , a leading automation platform for the generation, maintenance, and authenticated sharing of certified Software Bill of Materials (SBOM).
  • Vigilant Ops will use the funding to expand the capabilities of its InSight platform across multiple critical infrastructure industries.
  • Leo Scott, DataTribe CTO, will join the Vigilant Ops Board.
  • The most recent release of the InSight Platform now includes automated import of various SBOM formats, supporting industry standards like CycloneDX and SPDX.

Prominent Oil and Gas Regulatory Lawyer Eugene Elrod Joins Bracewell's Energy Regulatory Practice

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

"Gene is a highly respected practitioner, whose wealth of experience further strengthens our market-leading oil and gas regulatory practice."

Key Points: 
  • "Gene is a highly respected practitioner, whose wealth of experience further strengthens our market-leading oil and gas regulatory practice."
  • Elrod joins the firm with over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas regulatory space, primarily focusing on pipeline matters.
  • "Gene is unsurpassed in his knowledge and experience in the energy regulatory space," said Mark K. Lewis, chair of Bracewell's oil and gas regulatory practice and managing partner of the firm's Washington, DC office.
  • Bracewell has one of the nation's top oil and gas regulatory practices, and is highly regarded for creative solutions to regulatory issues that allow oil and gas clients to achieve their commercial objectives.

Report: FERC’s $277 Billion Electricity Price Hike

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Washington, Nov. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition (ETCC) released a new report, FERC’s $277 Billion Electricity Price Hike, which includes the most comprehensive assemblage of consumer opinion research about their views on electricity transmission competition – and the impact on American families and business.

Key Points: 
  • Washington, Nov. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition (ETCC) released a new report, FERC’s $277 Billion Electricity Price Hike, which includes the most comprehensive assemblage of consumer opinion research about their views on electricity transmission competition – and the impact on American families and business.
  • The report details the significant and un-necessary costs that could result from the failure of FERC to enforce electricity transmission competition.
  • In a first-of-its-kind national survey, ETCC found that an overwhelming majority of Americans – 91% – are concerned about rising electricity costs, and 88% of people want policymakers to embrace electricity transmission competition to reduce costs.
  • In a statement, Paul Cicio, Chair of the Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition, said: “FERC’s failure to enforce transmission competition will lead to decades of electricity price inflation for American consumers.

Enlight Renewable Energy Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

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Monday, November 20, 2023

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. (NASDAQ: ENLT, TASE: ENLT) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • In addition to the above, the Company sold $5m of electricity in projects treated as financial assets in the third quarter.
  • In the third quarter of 2023, the Company’s net income increased to $26m, a growth rate of 35% year over year.
  • In the third quarter of 2023, the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA grew by 32% to $47m compared to $36m for the same period in 2022.
  • We recognized a gain of $3m in the third quarter and expect to recognize an additional gain of $2m in the fourth quarter.