The Supreme Court ruled that EPA acted “unreasonably” when it failed to consider costs before deciding to regulate mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act.
NYISO and SPP told FERC last week it should reject transmission developers’ protests to their recent Order 1000 compliance filings.
Grid operators have asked CFTC to remove language from a draft order that they say could undermine the broad exemptions the commission granted them in 2013.
New England TOs and a coalition of state officials and consumer groups are expected to conclude a FERC hearing in their long-running transmission rate dispute.
A list of joint transmission projects between MISO and SPP has been trimmed and sent further down the line toward possible board approval late this year.
This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota and South Dakota.
PJM on Thursday delayed a vote on manual changes for the Capacity Performance plan, sidestepping a potential confrontation with anxious stakeholders.
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.
