This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Senate and the Department of Energy.

FERC has for the third time refused to take up a Rhode Island citizen’s allegations that an offshore wind power contract is illegal.

Gas producers are “listening loud and clear” to environmental concerns about fracking, James Tramuto, vice president of governmental and regulatory strategies for Southwestern Energy.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week proposed revisions to several sets of reliability standards.

FERC rejected a rehearing request on its approval of Commonwealth Edison’s wholesale distribution charge on an energy storage facility.

MISO's Board of Directors will generally be limited to three three-year terms, while the board chairman will be allowed to hold the gavel for a maximum of five years.

Five small, rural utilities have won the right to continue their fight against 24 of MISO’s large transmission-owning members, whom the utilities contend are earning too much.

A new report by NYISO says energy efficiency and distributed energy resources will cut peak demand growth on New York’s bulk power system by more than 2,700 MW in 2025.

This week's company briefs include news on PBF Energy, SolarCity, Xcel Energy, Murray Energy, FirstEnergy, Dominion Resources and PSEG.

MISO should eliminate the right of transmission owners to dictate how interconnection customers pay for network upgrades, FERC ruled.