State regulators say the push to give FERC jurisdiction over large load interconnections could leave the agency biting off more than it can chew around complex state-run processes, while failing to accomplish the intended goal of speeding approvals of hyperscale data centers.

Not surprisingly, state regulators quickly made their concerns known about DOE's request for a new FERC rulemaking proceeding in order to “ensure efficient, timely and non-discriminatory load interconnections” for large loads, says columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.

A new report from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners offers state regulators an extensive set of recommendations intended to address risks stemming from the ever evolving interdependence of the natural gas and electric sectors in the U.S.

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners passed a resolution urging FERC to resist the Department of Energy’s push to give itself jurisdiction over large loads interconnecting with the grid.

Grid operators and utilities have a double exposure to the increasingly fire-prone environment: grid assets can cause fires and be damaged by them, says columnist Dej Knuckey.

Industrial electrification can help ease grid pressures when it is designed and meaningfully incentivized for flexibility, says Cihang Yuan, an energy officer for the World Wildlife Fund.

Reports of the energy storage industry’s demise are greatly exaggerated, experts said during the American Clean Power Association’s annual Energy Storage Summit.

For the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to succeed, an honest, thorough accounting of the Marissa Gillett era is required, says Bryson Hull.