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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. 
Former VP Gore Lauds Texas Town’s Environmental Efforts
Former Vice President Al Gore gave a now famous presentations on climate change at the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance’s GridNEXT conference.
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Federal Appeals Court Stays New York’s ESCO Order
A federal appellate judge stayed a NYPSC order that prohibits most energy service companies (ESCOs) from serving low-income customers.
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SPP Signs on to RTO Council’s Comments on DOE NOPR
SPP said it will join the ISO/RTO Council’s filing against the Department of Energy’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to support struggling coal and nuclear.
EBA Panelists Talk ‘Wacky’ NOPR, ‘Modest’ ZECs, ‘Rent Seeking’
The Energy Bar Association Mid-Year Forum included discussions of subsidies and the Energy Department's proposed grid resiliency pricing rule.
Author of DOE Grid Study Disputes Recommendations
Alison Silverstein presented at a meeting of the Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation and the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Board.
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FERC Flooded with Comments on DOE NOPR
FERC received more than 200 comments on Rick Perry’s proposal, with coal and nuclear interests backing the idea and most other stakeholders rejecting it.
RTOs Reject NOPR; Say Fuel Risks Exaggerated
RTO officials and their Market Monitors unilaterally rejected Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposal to provide price supports to coal and nuclear plants.
EBA Panelists Discuss Carbon Policy, Renewables Integration
Two panels at the Energy Bar Association’s Mid-Year Energy Forum offered views of the future: one for coal, and one for intermittent sources.
PJM: Energy Price Formation Addresses DOE NOPR
PJM agrees there is an issue with maintaining reliability, but not the one suggested by the DOE's recent call for price supports for coal and nuclear.
Good Markets, Bad Markets: CEOs Sound off on State Policies
Panelists at the Energy Bar Association’s Mid-Year Energy Forum heard two very different views of the health of wholesale markets.

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