Faculty Spotlight: Energy Law and Fixing the Power Grid with Joshua Macey

Published on February 5, 2026

Professor of Law Joshua Macey ’17, who received tenure in January 2026, teaches and writes about bankruptcy, environmental law, energy law, and the regulation of financial institutions. His latest work focuses on the fragility of the nation’s electric grid and offers strategies to improve grid reliability and accelerate the transition to new sources of energy. Read the interview here: https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/faculty-spotlight-energy-law-and-fixing-power-grid-joshua-macey. 

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