Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on July 24, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on July 17, 2025....more
7/23/2025
/ Certificate of Need ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
FERC ,
Hydropower ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on June 26, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on June 18, 2025....more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s monthly open meeting to be held on May 15, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on May 8, 2025.
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5/13/2025
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Clean Energy ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Hydropower ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on April 17, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on April 10, 2025.
In this issue…
-Electric...more
4/16/2025
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Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
Hydropower ,
Natural Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Utilities Sector
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on March 20, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on March 13, 2025....more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on January 16, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on January 8, 2025. ...more
1/15/2025
/ Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ,
Clean Energy ,
Compliance ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Infrastructure ,
Natural Gas ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Transmission Lines
After years of blunted growth and false starts, the US is finally scaling up offshore wind. While most progress had been spurred by state policies incenting projects in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast, the federal...more
8/31/2023
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CFIUS ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Entities ,
Gulf of Mexico ,
Infrastructure ,
Land Surveys ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
Offshore Lease ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil & Gas ,
Popular ,
Project Labor Agreements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Supply Chain
On June 16, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) entitled 'Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements.' The reforms aim to address...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) answered longstanding calls by environmental groups and landowners to "modernize" certain aspects of the certification and approval process for natural gas infrastructure...more
3/1/2022
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy
Building on the sweeping climate and energy goals set forth by the Biden administration, the spotlight turns to transmission development and power grid infrastructure. An array of federal and state proposals may usher in a...more
10/11/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Bipartisan Budget Act ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Funding ,
FERC ,
Power Grid ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Renewable Energy ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Transmission Planning
How market design, regulation and financing will shape the future of offshore wind -
Offshore wind is poised for significant growth in the US. Advances in technology and other areas have brought costs down, and there are...more
Changing regulatory, project finance and transmission dynamics are fueling rapid growth in US offshore wind -
Foreword -
Europe is the leader in offshore wind, with nearly 25 GWs of installed capacity in 2020. Asia...more
On November 30, 2020, the US Senate voted to confirm the nominations of two Commissioners to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The appointments of Mark Christie (Republican) and Allison Clements (Democratic)...more