Speaking Tuesday at the Energy Bar Association’s midyear conference, FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee tallied off six objectives for revising the commission’s regulatory posture.

A House of Representatives subcommittee last week heard two alternate realities on the need for Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) reform.

FERC granted East Kentucky Power Cooperative an exemption from being required to purchase power from PURPA qualifying facilities larger than 20 MW.

Duke Energy executives outlined a vision for expanding its solar generation assets through recently enacted legislation in North Carolina.

ISO-NE presented guidance for distribution-connected generation to the NEPOOL Reliability/Transmission Committee.

The D.C. Circuit upheld a Connecticut law that requires utilities to enter into contracts with renewable energy facilities.

A microphone picked up Montana PSC Commissioner Bob Lake speaking privately about a recent decision to reduce solar QF's standard contract length.

PURPA is outdated and in need of reforms to reflect the current markets, critics said during the annual Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners.

Duke Energy reported first-quarter earnings that just missed analyst expectations and said it’s asking North Carolina for more freedom.

The D.C. Circuit declined to overturn a FERC decision requiring Portland General Electric to purchase the full output of a wind power project under PURPA.