Co-Chair
Martin Sandgren
Co-Chair
Kunihiro Yokoi
Power Law Committee
The Power Law Committee provides a forum for energy lawyers from diverse legal backgrounds to interact, share ideas, new trends, and foster collegiality.
We explore different topics: international ownership, mitigating climate change, energy transition, regulatory methodologies, power purchase arrangements, transmission siting, access and pricing, engineering procurement and construction, operation and maintenance, reliability standards and compliance, fuel procurement and hedging arrangements, new technologies, among others.
We aim to provide our members with practical and useful advice to better serve clients, and to offer the opportunity for collaboration, networking and friendships.
Forthcoming conferences and webinars View All Conferences
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
02 Nov - 07 Nov 2025
Toronto , Canada
IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
04 Oct - 09 Oct 2026
Copenhagen , Denmark
Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law
Published quarterly, the Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law (JERL) is the journal of the SEERIL. Featuring contributions written by some of the finest academic minds and most successful practitioners in this area of study, JERL is a highly respected journal committed to reflecting contemporary issues that face the energy and natural resources sectors.
Publications
Power Law: Editorial March 2025
Krzysztof Cichocki, Newsletter Editor of the IBA Power Law Committee introduces the latest collection of articles from Committee members.
Released on Mar 18, 2025
Can behind-the-meter structures solve the impending power bottleneck caused by AI data centres?
The development of AI data centres has been identified as one of the primary drivers of anticipated growth in the power sector in the next decade. Given the scale of these projects and the concentrated usage of electricity, behind-the-meter power generation structures are being mooted to expedite delivery of AI data centre projects while minimising cost-shifting to users of the grid. Although there have been positive developments at the federal level which may facilitate the buildout of new generating assets, state and local laws will remain a primary consideration on whether behind-the-meter structures can be successfully deployed in a given location.
Released on Mar 18, 2025
Powering the future: the evolving intersection of data centres and energy law in Portugal
This article explores the intersection of Portuguese legislation on energy and the rapid expansion of data centre infrastructure, focusing on existing mechanisms and recent legal developments that address grid access, renewable integration, and energy efficiency. As data centres become increasingly strategic, their connection to energy law, though largely implicit in the current framework, is gaining relevance, paving the way for future regulatory refinements that balance digital infrastructure growth with energy transition goals.
Released on Mar 18, 2025
The intersection of AI and power law in Mexico: legal implications for a sustainable energy transition
Mexico’s energy transition, marked by a shift to renewable energy and technological innovation, represents the perfect moment to enhance the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the power sector. However, this integration may raise significant legal challenges, including data governance, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance and particularly how to address such challenges in the energy policies while enhancing AI optimisation.
Released on Mar 18, 2025
Subcommittees and other groups
The Power Law Committee also coordinates the activities of the following subcommittees/working groups.
- Power Law Committee Advisory Board