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.
Tony Clark’s term as FERC commissioner ended nine months ago, but he hasn’t stopped thinking about the issues that animated him during his four-year tenure.
FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones said that he thinks the “country is heading for a disaster” because of its over-reliance on natural gas for generating power.
RTO officials acknowledged their challenges but asked Congress not to depart from 20 years of supporting wholesale markets.
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed all claims in a suit against New York state’s zero-emissions credit (ZEC) program.
Congress rejected President Trump’s proposal for deep budget cuts at EPA and the Department of Energy (DOE).
Rep. Andy Harris inserted language into a U.S. House appropriations bill to effectively force two wind turbine projects to move farther offshore.
While PJM stakeholders were meeting to consider yet more changes to the Reliability Pricing Model, public power representatives took their case to Congress.
The White House announced that President Trump intends to nominate lawyer Kevin McIntyre as chairman of FERC.
A federal judge dismissed challenges to Illinois’ zero-emission credit program, saying the plaintiffs lacked standing.
Illinois and New York state officials filed briefs citing a recent 2nd Circuit decision in defense of their zero-emission credits for nuclear plants.
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