Democrats and Republicans disagreed on how to ensure the country’s grid is clean, reliable and prepared for the next catastrophic weather event.

President Biden’s early directives on environmental justice do not go far enough, members of the House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change heard.

Grid modernization and security were the focus of U.S. House committees as four bipartisan bills cleared one and a second held hearings on two proposals.

The Republican Party is beginning to shed its climate denial policy, two former GOP congressional aides said in a panel discussion at the Capitol.

House Democrats have put climate change at the front of their agenda, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introducing the “Green New Deal.”

FERC can’t overturn the New England Power Pool’s longstanding ban on public and press access to stakeholder meetings, NEPOOL told the commission.

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.

Republicans are working on legislation that could allow power plants to avoid expensive upgrades under the EPA New Source Review (NSR) program.

Votes on the House floor kept a House Energy Subcommittee hearing on transmission planning to about 90 minutes.