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March 18, 2026

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. 
AWEA
GOP Tax Bill Would Trim PTC, Drop Credit for EVs
The tax bill introduced by House Republicans would trim the wind production tax credit by more than a third and eliminate the credit for electric vehicles.
McIntyre and Glick Confirmed to FERC
The Senate confirmed Republican Kevin McIntyre and Democrat Richard Glick to FERC, giving the commission a full panel for the first time in two years.
USITC
Federal Trade Panel Recommends Solar PV Quotas
The U.S. International Trade Commission recommended that President Trump impose import duties as high as 35% on solar cells and modules.
Powelson Outlines FERC Tenure Agenda
At the Decade of Disruption conference in Pennsylvania, FERC Commissioner Robert Powelson talked about his concerns with the DOE NOPR and his priorities.
PJM
Critics Slam PJM’s NOPR Alternative as ‘Windfall’
The PJM Independent Market Monitor and other critics say the alternative the RTO proposed to the DOE NOPR would also be expensive and undermine the markets.
© RTO Insider
Market Summit Tackles Ongoing PJM Changes
PJM stakeholders discussed a myriad of topics and challenges facing the markets at last week’s Mid-Atlantic Power Market Summit hosted by Infocast.
Climate Policy Initiative
Cost Estimates on DOE NOPR: $300 million to $32 billion+
The PJM Market Monitor estimated the DOE NOPR would cost ratepayers $32 billion/year if nuclear and coal units were all paid their full replacement value.
FERC Denies Rehearing on FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant Sale
FERC denied Public Citizen’s request for rehearing on Entergy’s sale of the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear plant in New York to Exelon.
© RTO Insider
CPUC Bolsters Demand Response, Pans Resiliency NOPR
California regulators voted to extend the life of a state demand response pilot project and expressed their unanimous opposition to the DOE NOPR.
FirstEnergy Selling Merchant Fleet Despite NOPR
FirstEnergy supports the DOE's call to support nuclear and coal-fired units, but that won’t stop the company from selling off its merchant generation fleet.

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