The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Tuesday approved Energy Under Secretary Mark Menezes' nomination as deputy secretary.

Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Joe Manchin unveiled their long-awaited American Energy Innovation Act, incorporating some 50 bills previously approved.

A sense of urgency permeated much of the discussions at this year's gridCONNEXT, as speakers said the world is way behind on its decarbonization goals.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to advance James Danly as a FERC commissioner and Dan Brouillette as secretary of energy.

Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette appeared on his way to taking over for Rick Perry after facing little questioning at his confirmation hearing.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry hasn’t given up on his campaign for coal and nuclear generation, but he conceded he hasn’t made much progress either.

FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee’s suggestion that incentives may be needed to encourage investments in infrastructure security received a mixed reaction.

A bipartisan Senate bill intended to speed development of advanced nuclear reactors appears to have broad support, but the plants' waste remains an issue.

The Department of Energy will collaborate with PJM to develop standards aimed at improving the integration of distributed energy resources onto the grid.

NERC offered lessons from firefighters, psychologists and the airline industry at its eighth annual Human Performance Conference.