Consumer advocates urged Congress to pressure FERC to improve the RTO stakeholder process and reject Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s directive to rescue at-risk coal and nuclear generation.

A panel of CEOs from some of Texas’ largest energy companies panned Rick Perry’s directive that FERC consider supporting struggling coal and nuclear plants.

Rick Perry acted within his authority in ordering FERC to consider his NOPR to support coal and nuclear, but he has no power to make it provide the relief.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Friday ordered FERC to rescue at-risk nuclear and coal generation by ensuring they receive “full recovery” of their costs.

Coal's best hope may be that FERC adopt the DOE grid study's recommendation to lean on RTOs to value on-site fuel storage as a proxy for resiliency.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s long-awaited grid study calls on the federal government to rescue traditional baseload power by addressing negative pricing.

Rick Perry addressed climate change, the DOE and nuclear waste during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.