FERC commissioners told Congress that the grid is not facing a national security emergency, as the Trump administration has claimed.

Since President Trump directed Energy Secretary Rick Perry to prevent additional coal and nuclear plant retirements, the administration has provided no additional details.

A senior DOE official told Congress the department has no estimates on the cost of the coal and nuclear power bailout President Trump ordered.

FERC officials and RTO executives still had more questions than answers this week regarding the Department of Energy’s (DOE) plans for rescuing at risk nuclear and coal plants.