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James Downing

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.
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Gas-electric Coordination 'Achille’s Heel’ of Energy Transition, NERC Summit Told

Jan 26, 2023
James Downing

Gas-electric coordination is becoming the “Achille’s heel of the energy transition,” ISO-NE CEO Gordon van Welie told the NERC Reliability Leadership Summit.


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Dominion-backed Bill Promises Savings, but Comes with Strings

Critics Argue it would Hamstring the State Corporation Commission
Jan 24, 2023
James Downing

Dominion is backing a bill that critics say would limit Virginia regulators' ability to set its rates, while the utility says it would save consumers millions.


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DC Circuit Upholds FERC’s Refund Order in Ameren Illinois Case

Jan 24, 2023
James Downing

The court upheld a FERC order requiring $11.5 million in refunds from Ameren Illinois after 10 years of misreporting costs.


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Inflation Throwing a Wrench into Renewable Development

Jan 19, 2023
James Downing

The U.S. economy is experiencing its first taste of high inflation in decades, and that is contributing to delays in new renewable power projects, experts say.


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Phillips Presides over 1st FERC Meeting as Chair

Acting Chair Announces Roundtable on Environmental Justice for March
Jan 19, 2023
James Downing

Acting FERC Chairman Willie Phillips presided over his first open meeting, announcing a roundtable on environmental justice and his key staffers.


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Fifth Circuit Demands an Explanation from FERC on Long-Pending Grand Gulf Complaints

Jan 19, 2023
James Downing

Federal judges ordered FERC to explain why state regulators' complaints against Entergy have been pending for up to six years.


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Phillips Says Transmission NOPRs Still a Priority

Acting Chairman Makes 1st Public Comments Since Promotion
Jan 18, 2023
James Downing and K Kaufmann

Acting FERC Chairman Willie Phillips made his first comments since taking over the agency.


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FERC Approves PSCo’s Temporary CO2 Price

Carbon Price in Place Until Utility Joins WEIS in April
Jan 17, 2023
James Downing

FERC on Tuesday approved Public Service Company of Colorado’s request to use the social cost of carbon to help dispatch its generation for the next few months.


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After a Quarter Century Industry Experts Still Split on Restructuring

New York Times Kicks Off a New Round of Debate
Jan 16, 2023
James Downing

After a quarter century, there is still no consensus on whether RTO markets and retail choice lead to lower prices.


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A ‘Deregulation’ Debate by the Numbers

Jan 16, 2023
Robert Mullin and James Downing

A recent New York Times article rekindled the debate over RTO markets and electric deregulation and a Harvard study released last month provides new ammunition.


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