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April 17, 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 Pulls Plug on NOIs Covering DR and Utility Political Spending
FERC terminated a pair of NOIs that dated back to Chair Richard Glick's curtailed tenure, one on eliminating a state opt-out for demand response and another considering new rules to track utility political spending.
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FERC to Rule on Large Load Interconnection ANOPR in June
FERC says it will rule in June on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the interconnection of large loads requested by Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
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Swett Wants to ‘Push Right up to’ the Edge of Precedent as FERC Chair
FERC Chair Laura Swett told the Energy Bar Association that she wants to push the commission’s authority as far as she can.
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Maryland Legislature Passes Utility RELIEF Act Aimed at Affordability
Maryland legislators went down to the wire on their last day of session, passing legislation that aims to bring some relief to utility bills.
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TeraWulf’s Data Center Plans Draw Protests in FERC Review of Power Plant Purchase
A FERC proceeding seeking approval to purchase an old oil-fired power plant in southern Maryland has drawn multiple protests because its buyer wants to co-locate a data center.
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