This blog is co-written by NRDC attorney Morgan Johnson. Many thanks to energy analyst Talia Calnek-Sugin for her…
When I raced sailboats on Lake Michigan, so much of the action took place before the start. Each…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must keep four themes in mind as it establishes its Office of Public…
Capacity Market• Congress• Energy Efficiency• Energy Storage• Gas• ISO-NE• LNG• Markets• Planning• Reliability and Resilience• Renewable Energy• States
Senators Urge New England Grid Operator to Address Climate
September 19, 2019It’s time for New England’s power grid operator, ISO New England, to start giving the climate crisis the…
Congress• Reliability and Resilience
Our Transforming Grid: Focus on Reliability, Not the Fuels
October 3, 2017Whenever coal or nuclear interests claim America needs their fuel to avoid power blackouts, you should check your…
Congress• Distributed Energy Resources• FERC• Gas• Pipelines• Reliability and Resilience• Renewable Energy• States• Transmission
Senate Approves FERC Nominees; Agency Regains Quorum
August 3, 2017The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s nominees to fill two of the four open seats on the Federal…
Capacity Market• Congress• FERC• Reliability and Resilience
Playing the Reliability Card to Beat the Clean Power Plan – It’s a Bluff
March 12, 2015Don’t be fooled. Opponents of the president’s plan to fight climate change are stoking fears that cutting carbon…
By Jennifer Chen, NRDC Alum In the waning hours of Congress this year, the Senate by voice vote…
Congress• FERC
Smooth Sailing for Colette Honorable at Confirmation Hearing before the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee
December 5, 2014By Jennifer Chen, NRDC Alum Colette Honorable, President Obama’s nominee to fill the empty seat at the Federal…
Capacity Market• Congress• FERC• Gas• Markets• Reliability and Resilience• Renewable Energy
Congratulations Commissioners LaFleur and Bay!
July 15, 2014The U.S. Senate today approved President Obama’s nominations of Cheryl LaFleur and Norman Bay as commissioners of the…
Capacity Market• Congress• Demand Response• FERC• Reliability and Resilience• Transmission
FERC Nominations Clear Big Hurdle
June 18, 2014The nation is one step closer to getting a full complement of commissioners on the Federal Energy Regulatory…
Capacity Market• Congress• Demand Response• Energy Efficiency• Gas• MISO• Planning• Reliability and Resilience• Renewable Energy• States
We Can Have Both a Reliable Grid and a Cleaner Environment
December 9, 2013Opponents of power plant pollution control standards waved the red herring of grid reliability at a congressional hearing…