November 5, 2024

FPA Section 202c

Democrats Urge McNamee’s Recusal from Resilience Docket
Senate Democrats pressed Bernard McNamee to recuse himself from the resilience proceeding at FERC due to his role in crafting a controversial DOE proposal.
Nearing 1-Year Mark, Glick Rejects ‘National Security’ Grid Risk
FERC Commissioner Richard Glick reiterated his opposition to the Trump administration’s efforts to protect coal and nuclear generation.
UPDATED: Chatterjee Dodges as DOE Spins on Coal Bailout
FERC Commissioner Neil Chatterjee and Assistant Department of Energy Secretary Bruce Walker pledged to continue their work on grid resilience.
ICF, Nuclear Energy Institute
Counterflow: Pigs are not Flying
Steve Huntoon criticizes a recent study by ICF that used scenarios provided by the Nuclear Energy Institute
FirstEnergy Calls out FERC ‘Failure’ to Act on Resilience
FirstEnergy Solutions says ISO-NE’s request to prop up Exelon’s Mystic plant shows why FERC should take emergency action to bail out coal and nuclear.
Please Feel Free to Surprise Us
The authors of the DOE memo supporting coal and nuclear subsidies took the spaghetti approach – throw everything against the wall and hope something sticks.
FirstEnergy Solutions, Energy Information Administration Electric Power Monthly, March 2018
Five Questions on Trump’s Coal, Nuke Bailout
Since President Trump directed Energy Secretary Rick Perry to prevent additional coal and nuclear plant retirements, the administration has provided no additional details.
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Overheard at MARC: Renewables, Rates, Seams and Pilots
Interregional transmission planning challenges and the growth of renewable energy, particularly wind power were among the topics of discussion at the 2018 Mid-America Regulatory Conference.
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Dems Hit Coal, Nuke Bailout at House Hearing
A senior DOE official told Congress the department has no estimates on the cost of the coal and nuclear power bailout President Trump ordered.
Trump Orders Coal, Nuke Bailout, Citing National Security
President Trump on Friday ordered Energy Secretary Rick Perry to take immediate action to prevent the loss of coal and nuclear plants, saying the economic and environmental challenges forcing their retirements threaten national security.

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