Half of the Organization of MISO States have challenged the Department of Energy’s directive to keep the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan operating through late August.
DOE issued an emergency order authorizing Duke Energy Carolinas to operate certain generation facilities at maximum output to meet heat-related demand.
The Michigan attorney general and a group of 10 NGOs have filed for rehearing of DOE's order to keep a coal plant running for this summer, while those parties and others debated the cost recovery filing Consumers Energy made at FERC.
Looking ahead to the possibility of future emergency orders from the DOE, stakeholders endorsed a PJM issue charge to establish a more permanent set of rules for how to allocate the cost of keeping generation online beyond its desired deactivation date when ordered by the federal government.
Senators asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright about project spending his department has put under review or already cut when he testified about the Trump administration’s 2026 budget request.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright talked about the process behind two recent orders mandating power plants that had planned to retire to keep running this summer at a House hearing that was focused on DOE's budget.
PJM’s Board of Managers initiated a critical issue fast path process to determine how to compensate Constellation Energy for continuing to run two gas-fired units at the utility’s Eddystone plant under a DOE emergency order.
The U.S. Department of Energy is preparing a case-by-case review of all the agency’s financial assistance awards under the Biden administration that it says could have “significant ramifications” for current and prospective recipients.
Consumers Energy filed a complaint with FERC against MISO seeking compensation for keeping open the J.H. Campbell coal plant this summer as ordered by the U.S. Department of Energy.
The Edison Electric Institute’s annual conference and thought leadership forum featured numerous discussions on the industry's ability to meet the explosive demand without sacrificing reliability and affordability.