An EPRI study concluded that a high-altitude nuclear explosion could cause a multi-state outage but not the lengthy blackout some observers have feared.

FERC accepted settlements with Duquesne Light Co. and an unnamed municipal utility in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council for violations of NERC reliability standards.

Panelists at GCPA's annual Spring Conference discussed the challenges of revising RTO market design to accommodate many different state energy policies.

Record high natural gas demand and production highlighted FERC’s 2018 State of the Markets report.

The solar power industry won a victory against paperwork as FERC issued an order exempting residential aggregators from federal filing requirements.

FERC called for two changes to NERC’s draft CIP standard governing the security of communications between control centers.

FERC’s chair appointed a new chief of staff and opined on PJM’s complex capacity rules, while lame-duck Commissioner LaFleur is not leaving just yet.

FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee denied a report that he lobbied to block Republican David Hill from replacing him as commission chair.

The spring joint meeting of the Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation and the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body focused on grid reliability and protecting crucial infrastructure.

FERC finalized a streamlined licensing process for hydropower projects at non-powered dams and closed-loop pumped storage projects.