Speakers at ACORE’s annual Grid Forum weren’t afraid to use strong words on the ineffectiveness of the U.S. permitting system but were bullish that it’s fixable.

A relatively small project aiming to increase gas pipeline capacity into New England is raising larger underlying questions about how the region will balance gas reliability and affordability with longer-term efforts to transition away from natural gas.

The NYISO Operating Committee voted to approve the ISO’s draft Comprehensive Reliability Plan, though environmental groups and the Market Monitoring Unit voiced concerns.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is closing in on a gas-for-coal swap at its Cumberland plant after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected environmental groups’ arguments against FERC’s environmental review.

Representatives of major gas pipeline companies said they are optimistic that political shifts at the federal and state levels will create opportunities for gas infrastructure expansion in New England.

Three cabinet-level agencies announced coordinated policies that are meant to improve coal's position in the energy system by improving power plants, cutting environmental regulations and increasing mining of the fuel.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said his department is working with utilities around the country to keep more coal plants slated for retirement open to help meet rising demand from data centers and other new large loads.

Democrats introduced a FERC-heavy bill to control electricity costs, House Energy & Commerce Committee Republicans tout bills passed out of committee, DOE returns $13 billion and some details from the Dallas Fed survey.

The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus introduced a framework it hopes can lead to permitting legislation this session.

If the U.S. clean energy industry had to lose the federal incentives, it could not have happened at a better time, says columnist K Kaufmann.