NERC has recommended a $10M fine on a utility for violations of critical infrastructure protection reliability standards over more than three years.

FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur announced she was “no longer seeking” a third term and would leave the commission by the end of the year.

FERC rejected NEPOOL’s attempt to bar members of the press from membership, but left intact — for now, at least — rules barring reporting on proceedings.

FERC said it shares authority with the federal court over any power purchase agreements Pacific Gas and Electric seeks to modify as part of its bankruptcy.

The NERC Standards Committee unanimously voted to authorize the standards drafting team to consider the retirements of more than 30 reliability standards.

The Hoopa Valley Tribe scored a victory after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled FERC must act on licensing review for the Klamath Hydro Project.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition by North Carolina to overturn several FERC decisions that kept the state from acquiring the system of dams on the Yadkin River.

FERC did not budge on its decision to revoke the license of a hydropower plant in Michigan over the owner's longstanding noncompliance with safety measures.

FERC devoted most of its open meeting to honoring deceased Commissioner Kevin McIntyre, with Chairman Neil Chatterjee delivering an emotional eulogy.

Senate Democrats pressed acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on the agency’s efforts to reverse Obama policies on vehicle and power plant emissions.