With his path to re-election narrowing, President Trump demoted FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee, replacing him with Republican James Danly.

FERC has allowed MISO to avoid eight years of resettlement work on certain manual dispatches dating back to early 2009.

A request to waive an SPP Tariff requirement prompted a philosophical dispute between FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee and Commissioner James Danly.

FERC opened an investigation into the justness and reasonableness of Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s 2020 rate schedule and the wholesale power contracts.

MISO’s first rule set for storage resources functioning as transmission assets passed muster with FERC, though James Danly opposed the plan.

James Danly attended his first FERC open meeting as a commissioner, albeit virtually, as it was held by teleconference due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

James Danly was sworn in as a FERC commissioner, officially beginning a term to end in 2023 and giving Republicans a 3-1 advantage on the commission.

FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee said the agency is relaxing some filing deadlines and deferring enforcement activities in response to the pandemic.

The U.S. Senate voted 52-40 to confirm FERC General Counsel James Danly as a commissioner.

The Senate energy panel again approved FERC General Counsel James Danly’s nomination to the commission, despite complaints by Democrats.