It would be hard to make the case that electric transmission systems aren’t infrastructure in today’s highly electrified society. That’s why the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed by President Joe Biden in November...
The combination of extreme weather and the growth of renewables have focused attention on the nation's aging and inadequate transmission infrastructure. On Dec. 16, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued...
Funding for improved electricity transmission figured highly in every iteration of the infrastructure legislation, with good reason. Regional transmission organizations and independent system operators (ISOs) managing...
The New England Ratepayers Association has lost its bid to have the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) mandate utilities to pay wholesale prices to homeowners who practice net metering using solar panels and other...
A federal mandate that enables grid-level energy storage resources (ESR), such as batteries, that compete fairly in wholesale power markets can stay in place per a court ruling. This is a decision that environmental advocates...
On March 18, in a somewhat unprecedented move, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) temporarily suspended or relaxed certain utility regulations to give...
Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced that its Office of Electric Reliability (OER) will be realigning its functions in order to establish one division focused exclusively on cybersecurity. As...
In late August, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released a white paper that "proposes to provide transparency and public access to information on...
According to a new joint report by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), U.S. power-grid operators currently gave the capability to quickly restore...
In a surprise move, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Jan. 8 rejected a Trump administration proposal that would have boosted the coal and nuclear power industries. The plan, originally presented by...
As the power sector evolves to accommodate innovations such as renewables and efficiency, utilities and providers have not always embraced change. However, conservation proponents won a national battle recently, when the U.S...
