Energy Law and Policy - 4th Edition - Lincoln L. Davies

Energy Law and Policy 4th Edition Lincoln L. Davies ISBN 9798887865263

This casebook offers a comprehensive introduction to energy law and policy for students planning to practice in the field, as well as for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of this vital and evolving area. It surveys the nation’s core energy systems, introduces the federal, state, and local actors that shape energy decision-making, and examines the multi-jurisdictional regulatory framework that characterizes energy governance in the United States.

The text explains the legal and policy foundations governing energy extraction, production, markets, and transportation. It addresses both renewable and non-renewable energy sources and considers the future of the energy sector in light of technological innovation, market developments, emerging risks, and the growing demand for equity. Using a systems-based approach, the authors illuminate the interconnections among resources, technologies, law, policy, and markets that define key energy systems, including electricity and transportation.

Energy Law and Policy features judicial opinions, sample statutes and regulations, and carefully selected excerpts from leading experts. These policy-focused and often empirical materials provide a strong foundation for a public law course, particularly one centered on a rapidly transforming field. The book is organized into three parts, guiding students from the fundamentals of the energy sector and energy law to the most pressing energy challenges of the twenty-first century.

The fourth edition significantly expands and updates the coverage, including:

• Current state and federal energy policies, such as permitting and financial incentives for renewable and fossil energy, electric grid modernization, energy markets, natural gas pipeline development, and state 100% clean energy laws

• State, regional, and interregional transmission planning, financing, and permitting

• The effects of artificial intelligence and data center growth on the electric grid and greenhouse gas emissions

• Expanded and integrated treatment of equity, energy burden, energy justice, and environmental justice throughout the text

• Comprehensive coverage of energy extraction and development on private and federal lands, including solar, geothermal, fossil fuels, and onshore and offshore wind

• In-depth discussion of recent executive orders, regulations, and policy shifts since the beginning of the second Trump administration

• An updated chapter on transportation energy, addressing highway and mass transit funding, fuel economy and vehicle emissions standards, biofuels, and electric vehicle incentives

• Enhanced analysis of broader legal developments affecting the energy sector, including recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on agency deference, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the dormant Commerce Clause

Energy Law and Policy 4th Edition Lincoln L. Davies ISBN 9798887865263, 979-8887865263 & 9798887865287

Authors
Lincoln L. Davies
Alexandra B. Klass
Hari M. Osofsky
Joseph P. Tomain
Elizabeth J. Wilson
Uma Outka