Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on November 20, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on November 13, 2025....more
11/19/2025
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Compliance ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Interconnections ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Transmission Grid ,
Utilities Sector
Citing unprecedented electricity demand stemming from data centers and related domestic manufacturing, the US Secretary of Energy submitted a letter and proposed rulemaking to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)....more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission s monthly open meeting to be held on October 16, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on October 9, 2025....more
10/15/2025
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Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Assessments ,
FERC ,
Interconnections ,
MISO ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
PJM ,
Power Grid ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Transmission Grid ,
Transmission Lines ,
Utilities Sector
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s monthly open meeting to be held on September 18, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on September 11, 2025....more
As the demand for artificial intelligence grows at a rapid pace, regional transmission organizations in the US are designing new solutions to connect data centers to the power grid....more
8/21/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Centers ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Power Grid ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Renewable Energy ,
Transmission Grid ,
Utilities Sector
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on July 24, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on July 17, 2025....more
7/23/2025
/ Certificate of Need ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
FERC ,
Hydropower ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on June 26, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on June 18, 2025....more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s monthly open meeting to be held on May 15, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on May 8, 2025.
In this issue…
- Electric Items
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5/13/2025
/ California ,
Clean Energy ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Hydropower ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) outlined forthcoming activities to identify and address the potential impacts to reliability as a result of the rapid expansion of data centers and other large...more
4/25/2025
/ Data Centers ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
NERC ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on April 17, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on April 10, 2025.
In this issue…
-Electric...more
4/16/2025
/ Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Utilities Sector
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on March 20, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on March 13, 2025....more
Building on the record of two dockets, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) initiated a new proceeding to evaluate certain issues with respect to the co-location of large loads, namely to serve data centers, in the...more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on February 20, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on February 13, 2025.
Note: The agenda included...more
Under the direction of Chairman Christie, President Trump's new appointee to lead the agency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order revoking the draft policy statement that would have assessed the...more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on January 16, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on January 8, 2025. ...more
1/15/2025
/ Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ,
Clean Energy ,
Compliance ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Infrastructure ,
Natural Gas ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Transmission Lines
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on December 19, 2024, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on December 12, 2024....more
12/18/2024
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Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Hydro Issues ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Utilities Sector
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on November 21, 2024, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on November 14, 2024....more
11/19/2024
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Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Hydro Issues ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Utilities Sector
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on October 17, 2024, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on October 10, 2024.
In this issue…
-Electric...more
10/16/2024
/ Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Hydropower ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Public Utility ,
Transmission Lines ,
Utilities Sector
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on September 19, 2024, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on September 12, 2024. ...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
In a pivotal move expected to significantly impact the US energy sector, the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) announced on May 29, 2024 that it plans to develop standardized contracts for the burgeoning hydrogen...more
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 1920, the final rule of highly anticipated reforms to regional transmission planning processes under its jurisdiction. Order No. 1920 is the...more
On February 23, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order approving an application for market-based rate (MBR) authority to VESI 12 LLC. However, the language in this MBR approval was not...more
On January 26, 2024, the Biden Administration announced a temporary pause on all pending applications seeking authorization under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-Free Trade...more
On December 19, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) relating to Blanket Authorizations for Investment Companies under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act (FPA). Currently,...more
In November of 2021, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which established the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) program. Under the authority of the US Department of Energy (DoE), six to ten...more