This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the NRC, Harry Reid, Mark Warner, the Department of Energy and the BOEM.

This week's federal briefs cover FERC, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Congress.

FERC last week ordered hearing and settlement procedures in a dispute over the costs of keeping NRG’s Dunkirk generating plant online for reliability.

Under questioning from MISO board members, senior RTO officials defended their support for the $200 million controversial out-of-cycle requests by Entergy.

MISO officials last week called Year One of MISO South a success but acknowledged room for improvement in crisis communications and unfulfilled potential.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in the RTO footprints. This week we include the Energy Department and the NRC.

A round-up of news from the MISO Board of Directors meeting on Feb. 26, 2015.

Entergy’s request for a $187 million transmission upgrade near Lake Charles, La., will receive a “full review” by MISO’s board following stakeholder dissent over its classification as an out-of-cycle project.

David Cruthirds brings this report from the Gulf Coast Power Association’s Feb. 5 special briefing: “Challenges & Changes in Energy on the Bayou.” Among the topics discussed were Entergy’s growth plans, Year 1 in MISO South and the RTO’s ongoing seams battles.

MISO recommended that Entergy’s request for a $187 million transmission upgrade near Lake Charles, La., be sent for consideration by the RTO’s board.