FERC's technical conference highlighted gaps between the commission, state regulators and RTOs in their oversight of transmission planning.

State regulators and consumer advocates urged FERC to order increased oversight over transmission owners' planning and spending.

A new finding by the U.S. Bureau of Energy Management means California could see its first offshore wind lease auctions by the end of the year.

The Western Markets Exploratory Group made a rare public presentation at CREPC-WIRAB of its behind-the-scenes work evaluating market options for the West.

New Jersey has formed a multi-stakeholder task force to plan how to accelerate the effort to reduce emissions from buildings, Gov. Phil Murphy announced.

FERC rejected the Coalition of MISO Transmission Customers’ proposal to allow some load to exit the the RTO system penalty-free.

ISO-NE violated its tariff in its handling of construction delays at a Boston-area generating plant, FERC said, slapping the RTO with a $500,000 fine.

The impact of growing power demand is a key problem in the drive to decarbonize U.S. electricity, said Robert Rowe, president of NorthWestern Energy.

The Texas PUC has adopted expanded weather preparation rules for generators and transmission utilities during both summer and winter weather events.

Maryland surpassed its greenhouse gas emission-reduction goal for 2020, according to the final data released by the state Department of the Environment.