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.
President Trump’s vow to undo the Obama administration’s bid to reduce carbon emissions could be good news for the wind power industry in the short run.
Anti-fracking activists say they will oppose any nominations to FERC in order to keep it paralyzed and unable to approve pipeline projects.
The Supreme Court said it would not hear a challenge to FERC Order 1000, which ended the federal right of first refusal in transmission construction.
At the ERCOT Market Summit, a Mexican energy official described the benefits and challenges of energy trading with the U.S. under President Trump.
PJM officials reaffirmed their selection of LS Power for the stability fix at Artificial Island, rejecting a rival plan from PSE&G.
FERC has accepted MISO’s plan to pare down pre- and post-service restrictions on its directors as part of a package of bylaw changes.
The GAO said it is satisfied that federal agencies are collaborating with each other on grid resiliency and cybersecurity.
New EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt gave a brief speech introducing himself to the staff of an agency he sued multiple times as Oklahoma attorney general.
A record 1,600 people attended the NARUC winter meetings. Exelon's CEO pressed the case for nuclear and uncertainty over the Clean Power Plan remains.
Scott Pruitt was sworn in as EPA Administrator by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after the Senate voted 52-46 to confirm him.
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