Among renewable resources, few offer the benefits of geothermal –reliable, firm power that provides a stable base for intermittent resources like solar and wind and that is produced from an abundant domestic resource accessed using well-established equipment and methodologies.  Although geothermal exploration, like oil and gas, has long been a hit-and-miss game, where a few...

This is the third post in a series dedicated to the energy, environmental, and related legal issues facing data center development and their potential sustainable solutions. In the

We previously commented on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (the “NRC’s”) ongoing efforts to develop a regulatory framework for commercial fusion energy. The

As wind and solar development faced political and regulatory headwinds over the past year, the Trump Administration signaled renewed momentum for geothermal energy development. Despite imposing barriers to many clean energy projects, the Trump Administration has

On March 11, 2026, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (“AGO”) disapproved a proposed temporary zoning moratorium on large-scale solar installations and battery energy storage systems (“BESS”) in the Town of Blandford. The decision is the latest in a growing line of AGO disapprovals of municipal bylaws that frustrate state law on the siting of solar and BESS facilities. ...