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President Trump announced that he has appointed FERC Commissioner Neil Chatterjee to replace Chair Kevin McIntyre, who will stay on as a commissioner.

SPP Board of Directors Chair Larry Altenbaumer unveiled a proposal to reduce the number of face-to-face meetings and add more executive sessions.

Methane emissions might be reduced by making them part of the carbon markets, panelists said at a forum hosted by The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.

FERC Commissioner Neil Chatterjee and Assistant Department of Energy Secretary Bruce Walker pledged to continue their work on grid resilience.

Most RTOs say they are ready for winter but the possibility of fuel shortages during an extended cold spell is keeping ISO-NE officials up at night.

FERC said that it will not delay its decision to shut down Michigan's Edenville Dam hydropower dam over safety violations.

FERC approved reliability standards for mitigating supply chain risks in industrial control system hardware, software and computing and networking services.

FERC signaled a major change in how it sets transmission owners' return on equity rates; no longer relying solely on the discounted cash flow model.

PJM CEO Andy Ott emphasized the importance of fuel diversity for grid resilience to U.S. senators, but he cautioned against government intervention.