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February 7, 2025

FERC & Federal

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities. 
Xcel Energy
Xcel Sees Little Effect from Executive Orders on Energy
Xcel Energy CEO Bob Frenzel said the Trump administration’s energy-related executive orders will have little effect on the company’s operations.
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FERC’s Christie Discusses Making Electricity More Affordable at NASEO
FERC Chair Mark Christie gave public remarks to NASEO's conference, laying out some of the major issues the agency will tackle under his leadership.
House Energy & Commerce Committee
House Hearing Examines How to Ensure US ‘Energy Dominance’
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy looked into how to meet demand growth in its first hearing of the new Congress, which showed a clear partisan divide on how to meet it.
U.S. Forest Service
Senate Wildfire Bills Address Tx Corridor Clearing, Other Measures
A bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate would make it easier for utilities to clear trees around power lines on U.S. Forest Service land by not requiring a timber sale for the cut-down material.
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FERC Approves ISO-NE Capacity Market Collateral Requirements
FERC accepted ISO-NE’s proposal to increase the collateral requirements for generators participating in its capacity market, rejecting the New England Power Generators Association’s arguments that the changes violate the filed rate doctrine.
Heitman
Judge Issues Restraining Order on Trump Admin over Funding Pause
D.C. District Court Judge Loren AliKhan issued a temporary restraining order on OMB from pausing all federal grants and loans.
C-SPAN
Trump to Declare ‘National Energy Emergency’ to Ramp up Oil, Gas Production
Minutes after he was sworn in as 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump signaled his intention to rapidly increase production of oil and gas.
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President Trump Names Mark Christie as FERC Chair
President Donald Trump, who appointed Mark Christie to FERC in 2020 during his first term, has now selected him as the commission's new chair.
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FERC Seeks Nearly $1B in Penalties from EE Provider in MISO, PJM
FERC has ordered American Efficient to defend its energy efficiency programs in PJM and MISO or pay a $722 million penalty and return $253 million in profits to ratepayers.
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Stakeholders Push for More Interconnection Rule Changes at FERC
Stakeholders are split on whether FERC should adopt additional changes to its generator interconnection rules, or focus on implementing Order 2023 while letting specific regions go further on their own, according to comments filed after a September technical conference.

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