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
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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) issued a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) on May 11, 2023, that would adopt new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for certain coal and natural gas-fired power...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published guidance on April 17, 2023, in the form of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), detailing the critical minerals and battery components requirements under Section 30D of the...more
President Biden signed an executive order (Order) on December 8, 2021, directing the federal government to use its scale and procurement power to slash its carbon emissions by 65% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by...more
12/17/2021
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Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Reform ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Net Zero ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability
The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which President Biden signed into law today, and the proposed $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) each set aside historic investments in clean energy. The...more
11/16/2021
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Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NOAA ,
Offshore Wind ,
Renewable Energy ,
Wind Power