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U.S. Energy Law: Electricity

The focus of this guide is the federal regulation of electricity.

Searching the Web

JACOB and JACOB+

JACOB is the Law Library's catalog, which includes books and journals. Search JACOB to find books and journals -- not articles -- in the collection of the Jacob Burns Law Library.

JACOB+ includes the GW Law Library's catalog as well as other materials and selected articles to which the Library has access. Please note that JACOB+ does not include all content from every database to which the Library subscribes, nor does it include articles that law students have access through GW's Gelman or Himmelfarb libraries. We recommend that you also search directly in the relevant research databases (for example, HeinOnline, Bloomberg Law, Lexis, Westlaw) and consult our research guides.

Review our Tips for Searching to efficiently locate materials, including how to use the "Advanced Search" feature.

If you cannot find what you're looking for in JACOB, you may borrow items from the WRLC (Washington Research Library Consortium), place an Interlibrary Loan request, or suggest a purchase for the Law Library.

And be sure to Ask Us or visit us at the reference desk. We're here to help you succeed!

Search by Keyword(s)

Useful keywords for searching within library catalogs, databases, and websites for information related to electricity law include:
[Note: Using " " will retrieve content containing an exact phrase.]

  • "battery storage" / "energy storage"
  • "clean energy"
  • "demand response"
  • "distributed energy" / "distributed generation" / "distributed energy resources"
  • "electric grid" / "smart grid"
  • "electricity regulation"
  • "energy efficiency" / "electricity reliability"
  • "energy justice"
  • "energy security"
  • generation / transmission / distribution
  • "grid resiliency"
  • hybrid plants/projects/systems / hybridization
  • "integrated grid"
  • microgrid / "advanced microgrids" / "mini grids" / "shared microgrids" / "multi-user microgrids" / MUMs
  • "negative emission technologies" / NETs
  • "net metering" / "feed-in tariffs"
  • "performance-based ratemaking" / PBR
  • "power purchase agreements" / PPAs / "power purchase contracts"
  • "project finance" / "qualifying facilities"
  • "public utility" / "public utilities"
  • renewables / "renewable energy" / "renewable portfolio standards"
  • "underground transmission systems"
  • "virtual power plants" / VPP