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January 31, 2026
James Downing
D.C. Correspondent
James Downing has covered electricity for more than 15 years including at Restructuring Today/Power Markets Today and Congressional Quarterly. Before that he had a brief stint at a small daily newspaper in Massachusetts. He grew up in Maine. He is a Red Sox fan, pending the signing of Rafael Devers.

Recent Articles
FERC Approves Duke Proposal to Combine Carolinas Subsidiaries
FERC approved Duke's proposal to combine its two subsidiaries in the Carolinas, which have been in place since its merger with Progress Energy closed in 2012.
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Grid Weathers Latest Winter Storm but Still Faces Gas Coordination Problems
The North American grid made it through the winter storm of Jan. 24-26 — dubbed “Fern” by The Weather Channel — relatively unscathed, but the cold weather gripping much of the U.S. and Canada continues, and cold snaps in the future will still stress the interconnected power and natural gas systems.
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Senate Hearing Shows Support, Potential Pitfalls for Permitting Legislation
Senators in both parties want to pass permitting legislation, but Democrats will not move forward on a bill unless they get assurances the Trump administration will stop impeding clean energy projects.
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Customer Group Offers FERC Policies to Grow the Power System Affordably
The Electricity Customers Alliance released a paper offering some potential ideas FERC could take up to ensure affordability in a era of major load growth.
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Power Grids Weather Winter Storm Fern, Face Continued Cold Snap
The winter storm that moved through Texas and much of the Eastern Interconnection cut power to hundreds of thousands of people and stressed the bulk power system, but did not create major disruptions like other storms earlier this decade.
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