FERC approved CAISO's agreements to procure frequency response from the Bonneville Power Administration and Seattle City Light.

Rick Perry addressed climate change, the DOE and nuclear waste during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee he did not agree with Trump's claim that climate change is a hoax.

Rep. Ryan Zinke, Trump's nominee for secretary of the interior, faced questions from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

WAPA has selected a route for the TransWest Express transmission project, an HVDC line proposed by Anschutz Corp.

FERC issued a final rule revising fines for violations of statutes, rules and orders imposed under the laws including the Federal Power Act.

The second Quadrennial Energy Review from the Department of Energy turned its attention to cybersecurity risks facing the nation’s electric grid.

SPP has filed an application with the DOE to transmit electricity from the U.S. into Canada, using Basin Electric’s existing transmission.

FERC approved a new definition of a “load-serving entity” in CAISO that includes those that purchase wholesale electricity to serve their own needs.

While President Obama’s energy legacy is uncertain, there appears no reversing the generation shift to renewable power that started when he took office..