January 23, 2025

Public Policy

FERC
FERC Enforcement Continues to Ramp up Activity
FERC approved 11 settlements that resulted in market participants paying a total of about $57.52 million in penalties and disgorgements for alleged violations.
Senate ENR Committee
Former NRG CEO Faces Tough Questions at Senate ENR Hearing
Three nominees for top posts at the DOE faced pointed questions from Senators known for protecting fossil fuel sector interests.
NERC
NERC Warns Winter Margins Tight in Multiple Regions
NERC staff called the Winter Reliability Assessment a “serious warning” that highlighted the possibility of “bigger problems” compared to last winter.
South Fork Wind
NY OSW Proposal Advances After Revisions
Sunrise Wind cleared a significant regulatory hurdle after the New York PSC approved a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need.
Freeport LNG Development
Public Citizen: Natural Gas Exports Driving up US Gas, Power Prices
A surge in U.S. LNG exports is driving up domestic natural gas prices and contributing to uncertainty about the reliability of the grid as winter begins.
NJ BPU
Impact of NJ’s Storage Plan on Overburdened Communities Questioned
New Jersey’s BPU needs to enhance and sharply target its Storage Incentive Program if the agency wants to stimulate development in overburdened communities.
Pattern Energy
SunZia Transmission OK’d by Ariz. Regulators
Arizona regulators granted a key approval to the SunZia Transmission project, which would deliver wind energy from central New Mexico into Arizona.
CARB
Calif. Proposes World’s ‘Most Ambitious’ Climate Goals
California regulators released an updated net zero proposal that Gov. Gavin Newsom says will unleash an "economic transformation" in the state.
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NARUC Annual Meeting Taps Into Winter Unease, Rate Design, Storage
The annual NARUC meeting covered ground on rate design, energy storage and reliability while the energy portfolio undergoes renovation.
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Mass. OSW Projects to Continue Through Regulatory Process
Negotiations will continue on two Massachusetts offshore wind projects that developers have declared financially unviable.

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