Six New England senators urged FERC Tuesday to end the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) ban on public and press attendance at stakeholder meetings.

FERC Chairman Kevin McIntyre has defended Chief of Staff Anthony Pugliese, saying his controversial remarks did not reflect commission policy.

The House and Senate energy committees sent FERC Chairman Kevin McIntyre a letter concerning “highly partisan political remarks” made by Anthony Pugliese.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee returned to the issue of natural gas infrastructure permitting following reports of increasing delays.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on cybersecurity, with one witness advising a pause in CIP standards.

The Edison Electric Institute celebrated the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act at its annual briefing to Wall Street analysts.

Generators fared better during the early January cold snap than in the 2014 polar vortex, officials told Congress, but New England needs to take urgent preventative action.

The Senate confirmed Republican Kevin McIntyre and Democrat Richard Glick to FERC, giving the commission a full panel for the first time in two years.

FERC said that a proposed revision to the Federal Power Act that would increase the right to appeal rate changes may have only limited effectiveness.

The Trump administration sided with utility witnesses on legislation to streamline approvals for managing vegetation near power lines on federal land.