Dentons
Dentons partnered with the Keystone Policy Center in late February to hold its Smart Cities and Connected Communities Think Tank with Keystone's Key Conversations. The virtual gathering is held to bring conversations with top energy leaders, policymakers, and key stakeholders, to explore issues and emerging challenges affecting energy and the environment.
The Infrastructure Investment in Jobs Act or IIJA, bipartisan infrastructure legislation signed into law last year, made a priority of historic investments in our nation's infrastructure. In the IIJA, Congress and the Biden administration recognized energy infrastructure as critical to our nation's future and provided over sixty billion dollars in supplemental funding for the Department of Energy.
Modernizing the electricity grid is a key part of the IIJA's energy investments, and this virtual roundtable of experts investigated implementation of the IIJA. The in-depth discussion answers a lot of important questions. Enjoy these excerpts.
Chair, Dentons US Energy Practice, Clint Vince: We're going to be tackling the issue of infrastructure with particular focus on the grid, grid modernization, and implementation of the Infrastructure Act.
Moderator and Partner, Dentons, Andrew Shaw: It'd be great to get some brief comments on the importance of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill.