FERC last week granted a petition from a company looking to build an undersea transmission line to Puerto Rico.

Oral arguments Wednesday on the appeal of FERC’s approval by operation of law of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market focused on the issue of deadlines.

FERC dismissed a complaint that alleged ISO-NE has “undue preference” for gas generators in its capacity accreditation, operating reserve rules.

Federal judges ordered FERC to explain why state regulators' complaints against Entergy have been pending for up to six years.

The commission rejected a complaint by cybersecurity activist George Cotter, who last year accused NERC of neglecting the cybersecurity needs of the BPS.

NERC Trustee Sue Kelly argued for giving the ERO board authority to issue standards when it sees inadequate progress on an urgent reliability issue.

FERC again rejected PJM’s proposal to change how it responds to synchronized reserve events, which it says can result in periods of under- and over-response.

Red state AGs asked FERC to reject Vanguard’s request for a waiver allowing it to acquire large stakes in utilities, citing Vanguard’s climate activism.

At FERC’s annual reliability technical conference, commissioners focused on work needed to prepare the bulk power system for rapidly developing challenges.

FERC rejected PJM’s plan to change its handling of synchronized reserve events, saying it would likely result in higher prices and over-procurement.