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December 28, 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. 
Democrats Urge McNamee’s Recusal from Resilience Docket
Senate Democrats pressed Bernard McNamee to recuse himself from the resilience proceeding at FERC due to his role in crafting a controversial DOE proposal.
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FERC Proposes $10M Threshold on Merger Reviews
FERC would no longer review mergers valued at less than $10 million under a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
The White House
FERC Acts on Tax Cuts
Transmission owners will be required to reduce their rates to reflect reduced corporate income taxes under a proposal issued by FERC.
EDP Renewables
FERC: Order 845 Compliance Unaffected by Rehearing Bids
FERC clarified that rehearing requests on Order 845 did not delay its effective date, only the date that compliance filings are due.
FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur
Regulators Examine MISO, SPP Seams Issues at NARUC
MISO, SPP and their stakeholders have been flummoxed in recent years by market coordination. At the NARUC annual meetinig, the regulators stepped in.
NERC to Try Again on Inverter Rules
NERC stakeholders are expected to consider a new standard authorization request to address inverter-based resources after the Standards Committee rejected two proposed by CAISO.
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NERC MRC/Board Briefs: Nov. 6-7, 2018
NERC’s Board of Trustees and Member Representatives Committee held their quarterly meetings at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta. Here are some of the highlights.
LaFleur, Stakeholders Anxious over NERC Retirement Study
FERC Commissioner LaFleur and others expressed concern that “fuel war” partisans could weaponize NERC’s analysis on coal and nuclear plant retirements.
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Germany’s Generation Shift Unlikely in US, Panelists Say
The two-day Energy Trends Forum was sponsored by Organization of PJM States Inc. (OPSI) and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
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PJM Flexible on Capacity Rules, Ott Tells OPSI Meeting
The annual meeting of the Organization of PJM States Inc. (OPSI) in Chicago featured lively discussions about the RTO's proposed capacity market revamp.

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