FERC Testifies to the Importance of the Coal Fleet

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) charges ahead with its regulatory agenda aimed at driving the coal fleet off the grid, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was on Capitol Hill last week warning of dire grid reliability consequences from the accelerating loss of essential coal capacity From FERC to the North American Electric […]

On May 10, 2023
Allison Clements, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, James Danly, Joe Manchin, Mark Christie, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Willie Phillips

29Sep

Dropping a Bomb on Electricity Affordability and Reliability

Senator Manchin began a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by warning that, as the nation takes on the climate challenge, “we have to maintain a diverse and reliable energy mix with the technologies necessary to reduce emissions.” What he soon heard was that the very proposals coming […]

On September 29, 2021
affordability, Allison Clements, California, Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP), energy transition, Europe, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, James Danly, Joe Manchin, Mark Christie, natural gas, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Texas, West Virginia