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States say Federal Energy Regulatory Commission did not consider New Jerseys claims added capacity was not needed and would violate its climate change law.

A case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit could influence pipeline development in states that are setting emissions limits.

The nation's largest power grid operators, which collectively provide power to 154 million Americans, joined a chorus of voices expressing concern about the Biden administration's crackdown on gas-fired plants. In joint comments filed Tuesday with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), four major grid operators -- PJM Interconnection, Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Electric Reliability Council of

A coalition of the nation's largest power grid operators filed comments with the Environmental Protection Agency, highlighting concerns with its proposal to curb power sector emissions.

Clean-energy supporters wonder how effective a plan to boost major power lines might be — if the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission takes action.

Building long transmission lines to connect solar and wind plants to population centers isn’t cheap. Texans spent about $4.1 billion in 2021 on transmission fees, more than twice as much as in 2011, owing largely to the Lone Star State’s wind and solar build-out. Transmission costs for solar and wind are two to three times higher than for nuclear and fossil-fuel power.

In Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station v. FERC, decided on July 21, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ended long-running...

On July 3, 2023, FERC affirmed its earlier determination that Bluescape Energy Partners, LLC’s (“Bluescape”) appointment of a non-independent director to Evergy Inc.’s (“Evergy”) Board...

On July 13, 2023, FERC on rehearing set aside its prior order that had accepted Southwest Power Pool, Inc.’s (“SPP”) proposal to establish a case-by-case process to allocate, on a...

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