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March 20, 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. 
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Federal Briefs
This week's federal briefs include news on the Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of the Navy and Recurrent Energy and other agencies.
FERC Panelists Debate Storage Uses, Compensation
FERC’s technical conference on energy storage Wednesday featured debates over the breadth of its potential uses and how to compensate for it.
Renewables Win Some, Lose Some in State Election Results
Renewable energy made gains in some states, but other state election results were not as favorable or as expected.
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Storage Won’t End RMR Generators, FERC Panelists Say
Energy storage won’t eliminate the need for RMR generators - the need to pay unprofitable generators to continue operating for grid support.
Texas Renewables Unfazed by Trump Energy Policies
The Texas Renewable Industry gathered at TREIA's GridNEXT conference and shrugged over the expected impact of a Trump presidency.
RTOs See Storage as ‘Niche’ Player in Transmission
FERC’s technical conference on energy storage featured the RTOs perspective - can energy storage can be a versatile transmission asset or limited to “niche applications?"
FERC OKs Local Market Power Measures for CAISO
FERC has approved CAISO’s plan to fine-tune its procedure for preventing generators from exercising local market power during transmission constraints.
FERC OKs SPP’s New Out-of-Merit Definition
FERC has accepted the SPP Tariff revisions to the RTO’s out-of-merit energy processes, scotching objections by several wind energy companies.
CPP, FERC’s Bay, Honorable Among Losers in Trump Win
What does a Donald Trump energy policy look like? Count the Clean Power Plan, DOE's R&D budget and FERC's Norman Bay among the losers.
Federal Briefs
This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the NRC, Obama Administration and other agencies.

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