Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on April 17, at 10:00 a.m. ET.
The summaries below are based on publicly...more
4/16/2025
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Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Government Agencies ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Natural Gas ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Utilities Sector
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on March 13, at 10:00 a.m. ET.
The summaries below are based on publicly...more
3/19/2025
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Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Final Rules ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Infrastructure ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Utilities Sector
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued an order (Co-location Order) finding that the treatment of load that co-locates behind generating facilities’ points of interconnection with the grid in the PJM...more
2/26/2025
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Data Centers ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Jurisdiction ,
Public Utility ,
Regulation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tariffs ,
Transmission Grid
On February 18, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14215, entitled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” aimed at increasing direct presidential oversight of independent agencies and commissions.
Unlike...more
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on February 20, at 10:00 a.m. ET.
The summaries below are based on publicly...more
Among his first actions on January 20, President Trump appointed Mark Christie as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Chairman Christie was confirmed as a FERC commissioner in 2020, near the beginning...more
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on January 16, at 10:00 a.m. ET.
The summaries below are based on publicly...more
1/15/2025
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Clean Energy ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Final Rules ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Infrastructure ,
Natural Gas ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy
The summaries below are based on publicly available information in the dockets listed on the FERC agenda at the time of publication. For ease of reference, a link to each lead docket on the meeting agenda has been included....more
11/21/2024
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Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Hydro Issues ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Utilities Sector
The summaries below are based on publicly available information in the dockets listed on the FERC agenda at the time of publication. For ease of reference, a link to each lead docket on the meeting agenda has been included....more
9/18/2024
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Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Hydro Issues ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Utilities Sector
On June 27, 2024, in SEC v. Jarkesy, the Supreme Court of the United States held that a respondent to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) securities fraud action seeking civil monetary penalties is entitled to a...more
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on July 25th, at 11:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly available...more
7/24/2024
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Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Hydro Issues ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Utilities Sector
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on June 27th, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly available...more
6/26/2024
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Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Hydro Issues ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Utilities Sector
At a special meeting on May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued two eagerly awaited final rules regarding transmission reform. The first rule, Order No. 1920, mandates changes to the regional and...more
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on May 13th, at 11:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly available...more
5/8/2024
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Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sunshine Act ,
Transmission Lines ,
Utilities Sector
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on April 25th, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more
4/24/2024
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Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
NERC ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Transmission Lines ,
Utilities Sector
On March 21, 2024, FERC issued Order No. 2023-A, in which it acted on requests for rehearing or clarification related to nearly all of its landmark reforms to the pro forma generator interconnection processes (GIP) and...more
California Independent System Operator (CAISO) released its draft 2023-2024 Transmission Plan (the 2023-2024 Plan) on April 1, 2024. As expected, the 2023-2024 Plan incorporates projections for significant new generation of...more
4/9/2024
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California ,
California Energy Commission ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Offshore Wind ,
Renewable Energy ,
Transmission Grid
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on March 21st, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more
3/20/2024
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Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Transmission Lines ,
Utilities Sector
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on February 15th, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more
2/14/2024
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Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
NERC ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Utilities Sector
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on January 18th, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more
1/17/2024
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Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Transmission Lines ,
Utilities Sector
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on December 19th, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more
12/18/2023
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Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Transmission Lines ,
Utilities Sector
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on November 16th, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more
Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its National Transmission Needs Study (Needs Study), which concludes that there is a pressing need for additional transmission infrastructure. That need is expected to...more
Amid the rapidly increasing pace of nonsynchronous resources being added to the electric grid, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued Order No. 901 on October 19, 2023. This order directs the...more
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on October 19th, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more
10/19/2023
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Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Hydro Issues ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Utilities Sector