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September 8, 2024

FERC & Federal

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities. 
An End to GOP ‘Science Debate’ on Climate Change?
The Republican Party is beginning to shed its climate denial policy, two former GOP congressional aides said in a panel discussion at the Capitol.
SPS, Entergy File to Pull ROFR Appeal
Entergy, SPS and TIEC have asked to dismiss their appeal of a PUC of Texas order negating an incumbent utility’s right-of-first-refusal.
Tx Incentives NOI Brings Calls for Broader Reforms
FERC’s request for comments on transmission incentives produced splits between transmission owners and load interests, as well as calls for new policies.
NEPOOL Participants Comm. Briefs: June 25-27, 2019
A new effort by the New England Power Pool could give ISO-NE’s most “senior” board members a longer shot at keeping their positions.
Overheard at MACRUC 2019: The Carbon-free Future
Regulators from NYISO and PJM descended upon the historic Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va., for the 24th annual MACRUC Education Conference.
State Climate Policy Trumps Federal, Public Utilities Say
The EPA's relaxed emission rules for coal-fired generation is almost irrelevant to some of the country's largest public power companies.
EPA Finalizes CPP Replacement
The Trump administration finalized its repeal of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule.
NextEra Takes Texas to Court over ROFR Law
NextEra Energy filed a federal lawsuit challenging a recent Texas law giving incumbent utilities a ROFR to build transmission projects in the state.
LaFleur Announces Departure Date
FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur announced via Twitter that she would leave the commission at the end of August.
Overheard at EBA Northeast Annual Meeting 2019
The Energy Bar Association’s Northeast Chapter held its annual meeting in a small conference room within the offices of law firm Baker Botts.

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