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Former BPA Leaders Again Protest Workforce Cuts
Former BPA Administrators collaborated on a public letter distributed in the Pacific Northwest about the “tremendous risk being created” in the region by workforce reductions at the federal agency.
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ISO-NE Braces for Tariffs on Canadian Electricity
ISO-NE requested authorization from FERC to collect import tariffs while simultaneously arguing that the RTO “is not the appropriate entity” to do so.
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Will Trump Reorder Interconnection Queues for Natural Gas?
While the majority of IRA tax credits and incentives have gone to develop clean energy projects in Republican districts and states, House leadership leans heavily toward fossil fuel-producing states,
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NYISO Preparing to Collect Duties on Canadian Electricity Imports
NYISO presented the Installed Capacity Working Group with two proposals it plans to file with FERC to give itself the means to collect duties in case President Trump’s tariff on Canadian energy imports applies to electricity.
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Report: Trump Executive Orders Put 43 GW of Wind Projects at Risk
A report released in February by Aurora Energy Research has found that President Donald Trump’s executive orders have put 43 GW of East Coast offshore wind projects at risk of permitting delay.
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2 Top BPA Execs to Depart; Army Corps of Engineers also Faces Massive Cutbacks
The resignations of COO Joel Cook and Senior Vice President of Transmission Richard Shaheen are the latest in a series of unsettling developments at the federal power agency.
FERC
FERC’s Christie Says Existing Policies Can Align with Trump Order
FERC Chair Mark Christie put President Trump's executive order on independent agency actions in the context of how the commission has always interacted with the White House, but also said he will seek more clarity.
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The 2025 Sustainable Energy Factbook in 7 Charts
The 13th edition of the BCSE Factbook comes, as always, packed with charts, figures and industry insights, many of which stand in sharp contrast to President Donald Trump’s focus on fossil fuels and U.S. energy dominance.
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Trump Claims Authority over Independent Agencies in Executive Order
FERC watchers took issue with an executive order from the White House that seeks to exert more control over independent regulatory agencies, worrying it will upset the system for approving infrastructure at a time when more investments are needed.
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Energy Innovation: US Needs New Approach to Grid Reliability
To build a reliable, affordable and clean electric power system, the U.S. energy industry and customers will need to shift their thinking about what a reliable system looks like, according to a study from nonprofit think tank Energy Innovation Policy & Technology.

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