Category Archives: Energy

Jones Day Talks Energy includes discussions related to electric markets, oil and gas markets, renewable energy, power generation and transmission, coal, mining, chemicals, and LNG.

JONES DAY TALKS®: Real Assets Roundup Episode 3: One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3)



The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (or OB3) is overhauling policy for tax, real estate, energy and infrastructure investment. It brings changes to energy tax credits, on-shoring incentives, and real asset financing, creating new risks and opportunities for investors and developers.

In this “breaking news” edition of Jones Day’s “Real Assets Roundup” program, Jones Day partners Brian Sedlak, Sean Jackowitz, James Kinnebrew and Colleen Laduzinski talk about what to expect as a result of the OB3.


Interior of a futuristic data center with rows of blue-lit server racks and a digital network grid on the ceiling, representing the concept of data centers as the fourth utility – featured on Jones Day Talks.

JONES DAY TALKS®: Real Assets Roundup Episode 2: A First Look at Data Centers: The Fourth Utility



Digital infrastructure assets provide and support communications and networking, data transfer and storage, and online services. They enable internet access, cloud computing, and emerging technologies including AI. Digital infrastructure assets are so critical, that some observers have labeled them the “fourth utility.”

In the second in a series of Jones Day’s “Real Assets Roundup” programs, Jones Day partners Brian Sedlak, Marta Lahuerta Escolano, Melissa Vandewater, and Elizabeth Dominguez Yaeger talk about what’s driving this important transition.


Looking for ESG Fraud: CFTC Solicits Carbon Markets Whistleblowers

JONES DAY TALKS®: Looking for ESG Fraud – CFTC Solicits Carbon Markets Whistleblowers



The growing carbon credit and related derivatives markets continue to attract the attention of regulatory agencies and law enforcement. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has just announced that it is looking for whistleblowers on potential fraud or manipulation in the carbon credit markets, which is a major enforcement development in the ESG space. Jones Day partners Josh Sterling and Howard Sidman talk about the CFTC’s ramped-up enforcement focus and what it means for participants in the carbon markets.


JONES DAY TALKS Energy Derivatives and Regulatory Enforcement by the CFTC and FERC

Jones Day Talks®: Energy Derivatives and Regulatory Enforcement by the CFTC and FERC



The energy markets are highly regulated, and producers, transmitters, and consumers of energy all use the highly regulated derivatives markets to hedge their energy risks. How do the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) respond when there are price disruptions, like with Winter Storm Uri, or evidence of manipulation or other potential wrongdoing in those markets? Listen as our partners and former senior FERC and CFTC regulators David Applebaum and Joshua Sterling share their views on how those agencies bring enforcement actions and how they will seek to address climate change and other issues relevant to the energy markets.

Read the full transcript on the Jones Day website.


Germany Energy M&A Podcast

Investor-Überlegungen im Deutschen Sektor der Erneuerbaren Energien



Deutschland ist nach wie vor ein wichtiger Markt für Investitionen im Bereich Erneuerbare Energien. Die regulatorischen Rahmenbedingungen sind stabil, und im Gegensatz zu anderen Ländern gab es in Deutschland keine rückwirkenden Kürzungen der Einspeiseförderung. Daher ist die Nachfrage der Investoren nach Projekten in Deutschland seit Jahren hoch.

Worauf sollten Investoren bei der rechtlichen Prüfung von Projekten achten? Dies erläutert Kerstin Henrich von Jones Day.


Germany Energy M&A Podcast

Investor Considerations in Germany’s Renewable Energy Sector



Germany remains an important market for renewable energy investments. The regulatory framework is stable, and in contrast to other countries, Germany imposes no retroactive reductions in feed-in subsidies. For years, these favorable conditions have led to robust investor demand for renewable energy projects.
But what should investors look out for when auditing these projects? Jones Day’s Kerstin Henrich explains.