FERC denies Tri-State bid to skirt state regulation
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected, without prejudice, a Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc. proposal to become subject to the agency's jurisdiction. FERC found that a series of filings aimed at making the wholesale electric cooperative's rates FERC-jurisdictional were deficient because they lacked basic information required under the commission's rules.
PJM warns of energy storage rule delays amid FERC inaction
FERC has yet to approve the PJM Interconnection's plan for encouraging energy storage participation in the region, causing the grid operator to warn of potential implementation delays.
Trump administration yanks tariff exemption for bifacial solar panels
The Trump administration says bifacial solar panels will be subject to import tariffs after all, reversing an earlier exemption because it threatened efforts to protect domestic manufacturing, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said.
Judge strips PG&E Corp. of exclusive control to plan reorganization
A bankruptcy judge has terminated PG&E Corp.'s exclusive right to plan its reorganization, allowing a rival Chapter 11 proposal to proceed.
Lack of FERC quorum allows SPP proposal to take effect without a vote
In a development related to what critics have called "onerous" exit fees, proposed revisions to Southwest Power Pool Inc's membership agreement automatically went into effect due to a lack of a voting quorum at FERC.
EEI: Small solar-plus-storage project raises big PURPA-related questions at FERC
A small solar-plus-storage project in Montana is generating debate at FERC over whether developers can limit the output of their facilities to qualify for special treatment under a decades-old law aimed at boosting renewables.
Solo GOP FERC nomination threatens precedent of bipartisan pairings, critics say
The Trump administration's plan to nominate Republican James Danly as a FERC member without also announcing a Democratic pick for the agency will threaten "decades of precedent" on paired nominations, environmental groups and U.S. Senate Democrats said.
Report: DOE secretary to exit by end of November
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry is expected to announce his resignation from the Trump administration by the end of November, according to a report by Politico.
US EPA rule scrapping legal basis for Obama-era mercury limits nears completion
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has advanced a rule revoking the legal basis for Obama-era mercury controls on coal- and oil-fired power plants in one of the last steps before a final regulation is issued.
Cannabis, crypto-cash creep into Alberta power generation forecast
Canada's budding cannabis cultivation business, electricity-hungry cryptocurrency miners and an unexpected boom in solar projects all provided new elements in a long-term power-generation forecast prepared by Alberta's grid operator.
