After more than two years and much debate, FERC recently approved Gas Transmission Northwest LLC's (GTN) GTN XPress Project. GTN XPress was designed to add 150,000 Dth/d of pipeline capacity to the GTN system, enabling it to...more
With Order No. 893, Commission Continues to Prioritize Regulations to Improve Electric Grid Reliability -
Cyberattacks continue to threaten the reliability of the electric grid. In response to a congressional directive to...more
The U.S. electric grid is a prime target for cyberattacks, including by both nation-state actors and organized crime. Electric utilities have been ahead of much of the rest of the energy sector in hardening their...more
Load management is a hot topic these days, as grid managers struggle to satisfy growing energy demand in the face of steadily intensifying seasonal weather patterns. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration,...more
Just one month after issuing two policy statements expected to seriously impact the processing of applications for gas infrastructure projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has made a midcourse correction...more
At its February 2022 meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved two policy statements that will significantly affect its processing of applications for gas infrastructure projects. In its Updated...more
On November 16, 2021, the Senate confirmed D.C. Public Service Commission (DCPSC) Chairman Willie Phillips to fill the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) empty fifth seat. Commissioner Phillips was sworn in to...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's March 20, 2020, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in Docket No. RM20-10-000 proposed several changes to the Commission's electric transmission incentives policy under Section 219...more