Energy Secretary Rick Perry indicated he was not likely to declare an emergency to keep FirstEnergy Solutions’ (FES) struggling power plants operating.

FirstEnergy Solutions filed for bankruptcy Saturday, two days after asking Energy Secretary Rick Perry to issue an emergency order directing PJM to compensate coal-fired and nuclear power plants.

ACORE'S 15th Renewable Energy Policy Forum brought regulators, federal officials, investors and others for discussions in D.C.

Transmission developers, planners and regulators gathered at the Washington Marriott Georgetown hotel for the three-day Infocast Transmission Summit East.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on cybersecurity, with one witness advising a pause in CIP standards.

The chairman of NERC’s Board of Trustees said the organization hopes to have a new CEO in place by the summer.

In his first Capitol Hill appearance as FERC chairman, Kevin McIntyre said he still sees a place for coal and pledged the commission would maintain its independence as it conducts its new resiliency inquiry.

FERC and grid operators will explore "resilience" following the commission’s rejection of Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposed rulemaking.

FERC rejected DOE’s call for cost-of-service payments to coal and nuclear generators, instead initiating a broader review of grid operators’ efforts to ensure “resilience.”

While the energy industry has experienced upheaval under Donald Trump in his first year as president, there’s evidence that it has ballast that can withstand it.