The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA) is the result of years of negotiations on permitting reform. The product is a bill that combines critically important transmission and grid reforms with significant and concerning changes to federal environmental laws, permitting standards, and judicial remedies. The transmission provisions … [continued]
If Implemented, Methane Gas Projects Could be Approved Without Proper Review of Harmful Impacts Washington, DC — Today, at its monthly meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed two new measures to speed up approval of methane gas projects without the proper review or oversight. FERC opened a rulemaking … [continued]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission just rejected TransAlta’s proposed cost-recovery plan for the Centralia coal plant, an important step toward protecting Northwest ratepayers from the Trump administration’s costly and unlawful effort to prop up the retired coal plant. The cost recovery filing was for money that TransAlta spent … [continued]
Today, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with Sierra Club that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission properly issued Order 2023—an order that directs grid operators to address longstanding delays with interconnection queues and speed up the process. Order 2023 required critical reforms to add more clean energy to the … [continued]
Proposal is Part of Broader Deregulatory Actions by FERC that Will Harm Communities Washington, DC — Sierra Club submitted more than 3,000 comments opposing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s proposal to expand use of its “blanket certificate” program. FERC’s proposal would more than double the automatic approval cost limit from $14.5 million … [continued]
Today, in a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court issued a decision that presidents can dismiss the heads of independent agencies at their discretion without citing a particular cause. While the case involved the Federal Trade Commission, the same rationale would apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). By overturning Humphrey’s Executor … [continued]
The U.S. Supreme Court made a couple of big decisions today. They said President Donald Trump could not fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook for certain reasons, but then they also said a U.S. president does have the power to fire the heads of independent agencies, overturning a Supreme … [continued]
Washington, DC — During its monthly open meeting today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) indicated that it no longer plans to complete cumulative impact analyses when conducting environmental reviews of projects. The change was announced in an order approving the Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage Project. FERC Commissioner Chang … [continued]
Coal is the big winner in the energy sweepstakes as the US administration moves to shove expensive electricity down people’s throats.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unanimously approved the Southwest Power Pool’s innovative proposal to transform its siloed interconnection and transmission processes, which will accelerate the timeline for building new power generation while reducing costs to consumers. The proposal—called the Consolidated Planning Process or CPP—received broad support from diverse stakeholders … [continued]
