During the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) open meeting on April 17, 2025, Chairman Mark Christie vigorously criticized PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM) for arguing that its regional transmission project approval...more
4/22/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Devon Energy Production v Sheppard ,
Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
PJM ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Authority ,
State and Local Government ,
Transmission Lines ,
Transmission Planning ,
Utilities Sector
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Sept. 5, 2023, issued a critical ruling upholding certain reforms the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued in 2020 to its regulations implementing the federal...more
9/8/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Reform ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
ISOs ,
NEPA ,
PURPA ,
Renewable Energy ,
RTO ,
Utilities Sector
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) on June 15, 2023, finalized a rule requiring interstate electric transmission providers to file one-time informational reports assessing the susceptibility of...more
At its open monthly meeting on March 16, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a new cybersecurity standard proposed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to address the supply...more
3/21/2023
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
NERC ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Supply Chain ,
Utilities Sector
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an important Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) regarding its generator interconnection procedures and agreements. This NOPR, issued on June 16, 2022, follows FERC's...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently invited public comment on environmental justice matters it may consider in future natural gas pipeline certificate proceedings, reopening a three-year-old notice and...more
3/3/2021
/ Administrative Review ,
Biden Administration ,
Determination of Need (DoN) ,
Electricity ,
Eminent Domain ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Impact Statements ,
Environmental Justice ,
FERC ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas Act ,
Notice of Inquiry ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Policy Statement ,
Property Owners ,
Public Comment ,
Public Policy ,
Social Justice Issues ,
Utilities Sector
Some of America's largest energy customers issued an unprecedented policy statement, advocating that the federal government implement ambitious policies to modernize the electric grid, expand access to organized wholesale...more
After more than a year of extensive research and study of technical and public policy options, New York State issued its comprehensive offshore wind master plan that identifies intentions to develop 2,400 megawatts (MW)...more