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.
President Biden intends to nominate D.C. Public Service Commission Chair Willie Phillips to FERC, a move described by observers as "pragmatic."
DOE's Solar Futures Study sees a "unique and central" role for solar in grid decarbonization but calls for cost cuts and new approaches for transmission.
The D.C. Circuit backed FERC's reversal of a waiver over SPP transmission upgrade costs, even though it resulted in a “free pass” for some system users.
Offshore wind's prospects have brightened under President Biden, but speakers at a conference acknowledged a need to move faster to achieve climate goals.
FERC Exelon’s proposal to split its regulated utility business and merchant power generation into two separate publicly traded companies.
A group of North Carolina state legislators asked FERC to call a technical conference on alternatives to the proposed Southeast Energy Exchange Market.
The House of Representatives passed a $3.5 trillion budget plan, paving the way for a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill by the end of September.
Congress may be on summer break, but clean energy advocates are busy with recommendations for the budget reconciliation bill.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management this month issued a draft environmental assessment that evaluates potential impacts of offshore wind leases and related work before construction within nearly 800,000-acres of the New York Bight.
Stakeholders discussed ISO-NE’s revised proposal for FERC Order 2222 compliance and removal of the MOPR at NEPOOL's three-day summer meeting.
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