Dominion Energy Virginia asked for its first base rate increase since 1992 in the face of inflation and load growth in its territory.

The end of Chevron deference has FERC's legal team looking for a case to determine how much authority courts will provide the agency, especially around interpreting the contracts and tariffs that fall under its jurisdiction.

Virginia legislators introduced a series of bills they hope to pass in a short session this year aimed at addressing demand growth from data centers through cost allocation of utility rates, increased transparency in planning and tying tax incentives to efficiency requirements.

The rising opposition to the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project, a 67-mile, 500-kV transmission line, and general dissatisfaction with PJM and utility grid planning and interconnection policies, are driving new bills in the General Assembly.

DOE and FERC already have enough authority to site necessary transmission lines under existing laws, according to the authors of a paper on the subject.

FERC approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would pave the way for overriding state regulators’ rejections of certain transmission projects.

Virginia legislators announced a bipartisan bill that would end the electric market monopoly, allowing consumers to choose their electric provider.

A new energy policy group in Virginia has set its sights on busting up the commonwealth’s utility companies in favor of a deregulated electricity market.

This week's state briefs include news on Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, and others.

News briefs from the states within the PJM footprint. This week we include Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.