A pair of recent appeals court decisions signal a shift in how the courts view FERC's approvals of natural gas infrastructure and has the commission considering its next steps, Chair Willie Phillips said at a Sept. 19 open meeting.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded an order by FERC approving a natural gas pipeline in New Jersey that state regulators said was unneeded.

Angst over looming load growth, cost increases and reliability headaches headlined the 76th annual New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners Symposium.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm defended her department’s $51 billion budget proposal for FY25 before hostile Republicans on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

The D.C. Circuit ruled in favor of FERC granting previously approved natural gas projects’ requests for an extension of their deadlines to bring the facilities online.

ISO-NE, MISO, PJM and SPP released a report calling for improvements to the coordination of the electric and natural gas systems.

FERC put the Tennessee Valley Authority one step closer to replacing its Cumberland coal plant with a new natural gas plant when it permitted a new pipeline.

Sen. Joe Manchin called on colleagues to put politics aside and hammer out a bipartisan bill to accelerate permitting of energy and transmission projects.

All four FERC commissioners testified at an oversight hearing on Thursday, with senators praising its recent approval of natural gas infrastructure.