FERC

Federal Energy Policy

FERC Is Grilled on Clean Energy Policy Shifts at House Hearing

July 28, 2021

Transmission links for renewable sources and future natural gas project approvals sparked pointed exchanges between commissioners and legislators

Dam Relicense Effort in Washington State Met With Local Resistance

Tim Newcomb

July 23, 2021

One Comment

Local groups dispute the impact of the dams on salmon spawning.

Energy Construction

Court Ruling Adds Scrutiny in FERC Pipeline Approval Review

Mary B. Powers

June 27, 2021

No Comments

D.C. appeals court June 22 reversal of an operating natural gas line's 2018 certification is a focus as the agency considers changes in how it decides need for interstate pipelines.

Energy Construction

Two FERC Commissioners Dissent on Three Gas Pipeline Project OKs

Mary B. Powers

June 5, 2021

No Comments

Louisiana and North Dakota lines, estimated at $1.34 billion, will proceed, but lack needed review of GHG emissions and climate change impacts, say agency chair and member

$1B Gas Pipeline State Land Seizure Battle Gets High Court Review

Mary B. Powers

March 10, 2021

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Despite appeals court denial, Justice Dept. says U.S. has authority to take land for PennEast and other pipe projects; NJ decision will have national implications.

Feasibility Study for $3.6B Energy Storage Project Gets Feds' Nod

Thomas F. Armistead

March 10, 2021

One Comment

FERC permit starts clock on proposed 2.2-GW project on Lake Powell near Page, Ariz.

Big Mass. Natural Gas Compressor Opponents Could Get New Chance To Shut It Down

Federal regulators say they erred in not holding a public hearing on Weymouth project, lynchpin to a U.S.-to-Canada pipeline

Scott Van Voorhis

February 4, 2021

No Comments

Opponents of $100M Weymouth facility on Boston’s South Shore are making last-ditch push to FERC as agency takes new look at project impacts.

Water Infrastructure

Western Dam Removals Get Back on Track With New Financial Agreement

Erica Berardi

November 18, 2020

No Comments

California and Oregon now are dam co-licensees for estimated $450M Klamath River project to resolve federal concerns, but major work by contractor Kiewit is pushed back one year.

2020 Election Transition

Biden Climate Goals Will Boost Renewable Energy, but Fossil Fuel Still Has Life

Building trades and offshore wind giant Orsted sign labor pact, while NJ launches first state wind transmission build plan

November 18, 2020

New administration set to rejoin Paris climate pact, a heavy lift for the energy sector, but industry cites need and optimism for a clean infrastructure funding program.

FERC Talks Technology, But Clean Energy Innovators Say Actions Hurt Sector

Mary B. Powers

September 22, 2020

No Comments

Renewables producers charge in U.S. lawsuit that agency decisions keep them from U.S. power grid, but sector still sees battery storage growth and more manufacturers in supply chain.