https://legal.excellentwiki.com/us/energy-law/ Recent content in energy law on ExcellentWiki - Legal Encyclopedia Hugo en-US Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/us/energy-law/us-energy-law/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/us/energy-law/us-energy-law/ <h2 id="constitutional-foundations-and-federalstate-division">Constitutional Foundations and Federal–State Division</h2> <p>US energy law is shaped by a <strong>federalist structure</strong> in which the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution (Art. I, § 8, cl. 3) provides the primary constitutional basis for federal energy regulation. The <em>Shreveport Rate Cases</em> (1914) and <em>Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.</em> (1944) established broad federal authority over interstate energy transactions, while state jurisdiction remains over local distribution and retail sales. This division produces a dual regulatory system in which wholesale electricity and natural gas sales are governed federally while retail regulation falls to the states.</p>