FERC had approved NERC's Reliability Assurance Initiative in February, saying it would allow regulators to focus resources on the most serious issues.

The Energy Department said it “did not identify widespread significant impacts as a result of construction or operations and maintenance" of the Plains & Eastern.

The White House convened a “Summit on Nuclear Energy” in an attempt by the Obama administration to make up with the industry.

Mike Ross rejoined SPP last December as a senior vice president of government affairs and public relations, helping set up the RTO's first governmental affairs conference in D.C.

A summary of issues discussed at the MISO Markets Subcommittee on Oct. 27, including changes to shortage pricing rules, the RTO's settlement with SPP and FERC in the midst of Congressional partisan deadlock.

This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on CAISO's expansion, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Clean Power Plan.

A senior EPA official and a panel of legal experts gave their own opinions at Infocast’s second Clean Power Plan Summit in Washington last week.

MISO officials asked FERC staff last week to trust in its stakeholder process and not force capacity market changes that could increase exports.

NextEra Energy asked the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn two FERC orders in a generator interconnection dispute with Ameren Illinois.

This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the EPA, the Canadian election's impact on Keystone, climate change and a dispute between two states.