Items Tagged with 'Federal Energy Regulatory Commission'

Power grid operator announced that its reopened queue of proposed new interconnections includes applications from 811 projects totaling 220 GW.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plans action on proposal to expand oversight of AI-driven data center grid connections as utilities accelerate transmission upgrades.

Push for larger federal role to expedite grid connections is set to finalize by April 2026, but states and utilities worry about power overload, reliability and ratepayer cost hikes and want more time to study impacts—as administration moves to curb state role in AI regulation.

Final agency rule, to take effect Nov. 10, removes regulations enacted by the Biden administration to better protect landowner rights and address concerns that projects could cause irreversible harm before challenges were resolved. 

Long-anticipated FERC rules require power providers to conduct 20-year-ahead plans for long-term transmission needs and give agency backstop siting authority for projects that cross grid boundaries.

Six projects on DOE 'national interest corridor' list would link eastern and western grids to ensure power grid reliability.

Regulator approves Saguaro Connector, set to send 2.8 billion cu ft of gas per day from Pecos County, Texas into Mexico for overseas LNG shipment.

Analysis noted near shutdown by utlity Con Ed in NYC, as federal energy regulator also okayed four natural gas projects but left a controversial climate change measure undecided.

States say Federal Energy Regulatory Commission did not consider New Jersey's claims that added capacity was not needed and would violate its climate change law.

Unanimous FERC vote July 27 on final rule will prioritize the most construction-ready, financially-viable projects, but its effective date was not announced.