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Your one-stop resource for timely analysis of legal and policy developments affecting the energy and climate sectors. We focus on the issues that matter most to you, from federal and state policy and judicial decisions to business trends and financing news.

Navigating the Challenges of Data Center Growth – Focus Issue: Off World Compute, Earthly Laws: Comments on Service Interruptions, Collision Risk, and Data Processing for Extraterrestrial Data Centers
Blog December 23, 2025
The exponential demand for data center capacity—along with competition for terrestrial electricity capacity, constraints on land use, and cooling requirements—are generating increasing interest in placing data centers in outer space…

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Foley Hoag’s Energy & Climate Counsel blog aims to be your one-stop resource for timely analysis of legal and policy developments affecting the energy and climate sectors. We focus on the issues that matter most to our readers, from federal and state policy and judicial decisions to business trends and financing news.

Our authors, comprised of attorneys from the firm’s Energy & Climate practice, have been active in the energy and climate space for decades, counseling clients across the spectrum – from new, innovative technology companies to large utility-scale power projects. Recognizing early on the common concerns of the renewable and traditional energy fields, we established one of the first integrated practices to serve all segments of the energy and clean technology sectors. We believe this tight integration provides us with the insight to analyze the pressing issues, trends and opportunities that those in this industry have come to expect.