US President Joseph Biden signed an executive order on August 5 that underscores his stated commitment to encourage the development and deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) as part of the Biden-Harris administration’s clean...more
8/9/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Charging Stations ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits
In the wake of the February extreme cold weather that caused record levels of electric generation to be taken offline, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) has scheduled a two-day technical...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on February 22 that its Office of Enforcement would examine wholesale natural gas and electricity market activity during last week’s extreme cold weather ...more
2/24/2021
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Electricity ,
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Energy Policy ,
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Government Investigations ,
Infrastructure ,
Market Manipulation ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Price Gouging ,
Severe Weather ,
Wholesale
On February 18, 2021, FERC approved the recertification of Brunner Island, LLC’s status as an exempt wholesale generator (EWG) subject to conditions that limit the economic activity of Brunner unrelated to wholesale power...more
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Staff has sought the Commission’s approval to initiate a rulemaking to update the agency’s environmental protection regulations for licensing activities....more
The US Congress has adopted the first extensive update to US federal energy policies in over a decade in the Energy Act of 2020 (Energy Act), which President Donald Trump signed into law on December 27 as part of the...more
12/30/2020
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Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Infrastructure ,
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Nuclear Power ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Credits
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently issued an interim report by CFTC Staff on the April 2020 price collapse of the West Texas Intermediate light sweet crude oil futures contract (WTI Futures Contract)....more
12/1/2020
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Capital Markets ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
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Crude Oil ,
Derivatives ,
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Infectious Diseases ,
Infrastructure ,
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Oil Prices ,
OPEC
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) Office of Enforcement (OE) issued its 2020 Report on Enforcement on November 19. The report provides a review of OE’s activities during fiscal year 2020 (FY...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order 569-A on May 21, significantly revising the methodology used to analyze the base return on equity (ROE) of a public utility’s rates under the Federal Power Act....more
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Neil Chatterjee on April 2, 2020, announced the commission’s plan to assist regulated entities in managing enforcement- and compliance- related burdens during the ongoing...more