U.S. transmission system requires restructuring and greater alignment with public policy goals, industry insiders said at WIRES’ fall meeting.

The Senate energy panel again approved FERC General Counsel James Danly’s nomination to the commission, despite complaints by Democrats.

Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Joe Manchin unveiled their long-awaited American Energy Innovation Act, incorporating some 50 bills previously approved.

Senators Lisa Murkowski and Joe Manchin called for bipartisan, practical solutions to climate change at CERAWeek by IHS Markit.

PJM CEO Andy Ott emphasized the importance of fuel diversity for grid resilience to U.S. senators, but he cautioned against government intervention.

A Senate panel today voted to confirm Norman Bay to FERC in a deal that will keep acting chair Cheryl LaFleur in her current role for nine months.

Leading Republicans on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee said last week they remain skeptical of President Obama’s nomination of Norman Bay to chair the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

PJM and FERC were summoned to Capitol Hill last week to defend their actions to ensure reliability — FERC in response to sabotage concerns, PJM in the wake of an extraordinary winter that featured more near calamities than a James Bond movie.

Briefs from federal agencies governing PJM Interconnection and other national organizations. This week's news include stories from the EPA, the Supreme Court, the NRC, FERC and NRECA.

The nomination of Ron Binz to the FERC chairmanship was in jeopardy last week after coal-state lawmakers took him to task at his confirmation hearing.