Since President Trump directed Energy Secretary Rick Perry to prevent additional coal and nuclear plant retirements, the administration has provided no additional details.

Small modular reactors are more easily tailored to varying usage and sites, industry experts told the annual meeting of Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners (WCPSC).

Interregional transmission planning challenges and the growth of renewable energy, particularly wind power were among the topics of discussion at the 2018 Mid-America Regulatory Conference.

FERC rejected a Michigan request for a stay of a previous order approving MISO’s refund report related to a system support resource (SSR).

A senior DOE official told Congress the department has no estimates on the cost of the coal and nuclear power bailout President Trump ordered.

FERC Commissioners Cheryl LaFleur and Richard Glick told state regulators at the annual meeting of the WCPSC that they will take a light-handed approach as the West develops new market structures.

Three owners of gas-fired generation in PJM’s territory have filed a complaint asking FERC to direct the RTO to adopt what they’ve termed a “clean MOPR.”

FERC agreed to postpone a technical conference over the frequency regulation market in PJM.

FERC was given no advance notice of the President Trump directive to Rick Perry regarding coal and nuclear plants and has been provided no details since, officials said.

FERC officials and RTO executives still had more questions than answers this week regarding the Department of Energy’s (DOE) plans for rescuing at risk nuclear and coal plants.