Regulators attempt to balance the interests of the different stakeholders with the overall goal of promoting the general good. This has become increasingly difficult as regulators must cope with new interests, says energy consultant Kenneth W. Costello.

A federal judge has ruled the U.S. Department of Energy acted illegally when it terminated several energy grants because they were based in Democratic-leaning states.

PJM's Operating Committee delayed a vote on Manual 1 revisions to give more time to review language changes.

Some of the Bonneville Power Administration’s proposals aimed at resuming transmission planning processes risk pushing study timelines to the point where the agency’s customers could run afoul of clean energy targets in Washington and Oregon, stakeholders say.

SPP has hired former Idaho commissioner Kristine Raper as its senior director of state regulatory policy for the West.

The Organization of PJM States Inc. presented PJM's Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee with a set of assumptions for the RTO's planning process reflecting state legislation and policies.

The PJM Market Implementation Committee endorsed an issue charge to evaluate whether manual revisions are warranted, among other business conducted in the committee's most recent meeting.