On September 14, 2026, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (“PUC”) released the results of an independent study on load growth in PJM. The study warned
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Shortens Election-Case Appellate Deadlines to Three Days Effective September 11, 2026, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court amended Rules 107, 903, 1113, and 1122
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has released an independent resource adequacy analysis it commissioned from Synapse Energy Economics, working with Mondre Energy and Aspen Technologies,
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Yesterday, the House of Representatives approved HR 6500 which in part delays the ban on hemp products by one month, until December 11, 2026.. Under
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that KKR, the private equity giant, has made an unsolicited offer to acquire UGI Corp. — the King
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has reversed a PUC order that denied alternative energy credit (“AEC”) eligibility to two off-grid solar facilities, holding that a solar
Employment disputes rarely arrive neatly packaged. Memories differ, records may be incomplete, and decisions can look very different when examined months later by an investigator.
PPL Blackstone Joint Venture Reserves More Than 5 GW of Gas Turbines for Pennsylvania Data Centers – Whitney Snyder, PA Public Commission Attorney – 8/10/2026
In 2014, the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas opined that a confiscated PA Skill Amusement Device was not a gambling device per se under
On August 6, 2026, the Pennsylvania Utility Commission approves HMS Legal’s Judith Cassel to be one of two new board member for Regenerative Energy Initiative
An important win for HMS Legal and developers of renewable energy projects. The PUC decided a case involving deposits required by PPL Electric for interconnecting
he Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued its order approving the settlement in the PPL Electric Utilities rate proceeding, resolving a case in which PPL sought
HMS Legal’s KC Read-Fisher scores another win for client in employment dispute filed with U.S. Department of Labor under the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection is issuing Requests for Information in order to incentivize new energy generation, and most importantly, new energy storage projects. This
When parties have “pre-existing suits” in federal court but are subsequently ordered to arbitration, Supreme Court affirms that, upon completion of arbitration, federal courts retain
Not every workplace dispute ends when the employee leaves. HMS Legal congratulates Associate KC Read-Fisher on a recent win before the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board
On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sent a letter to the CEOs of every Pennsylvania utility. In the letter he outlines three
MEDIA CONTACT: Governor’s Press Office, ra-gvgovpress@pa.gov PECO has withdrawn its proposed rate case, saving Pennsylvanians $510 million — reducing future utility bills by up to $34
Trump blocks U.S.’s renewable energy efforts even while his Iran War causes Americans to suffer higher gas prices due to foreign oil’s inability to pass