FERC Order 1920 eventually may provide a structure for long-term, interregional transmission planning, but its anticipated yearslong implementation could mean states will have to lead in planning nearer-term transmission needs, according to a report from the American Council on Renewable Energy and The Brattle Group.

An unprecedented heat wave that triggered a double-digit hike in residential use in New Jersey is being blamed for dramatic spikes in customer electricity rates over the summer.

With data centers, electric vehicles and population growth, electricity demand in New Jersey could soar to 15,000 GWh in the coming years, state officials said at a public hearing on a new plan for connecting offshore wind projects to the grid.

The dispute between Exelon and Constellation Energy continued to play out in FERC, as the latter and others protested a series of filings from the former’s utilities seeking to implement new rules for co-locating data centers at power plants in their territories

A pair of recent appeals court decisions signal a shift in how the courts view FERC's approvals of natural gas infrastructure and has the commission considering its next steps, Chair Willie Phillips said at a Sept. 19 open meeting.

New Jersey last year put an additional 62,426 new EVs on the road, a 68% increase over 2022, which has prompted some advocates to suggest the state is in reach of its goal of having 330,000 EVs in the state by 2025.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded an order by FERC approving a natural gas pipeline in New Jersey that state regulators said was unneeded.

Ten East Coast states signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a framework to coordinate interregional transmission planning and development.