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FERC• Renewable Energy• Transmission

FERC’s New Interconnection Rule Modernizes the Process to Bring Clean Energy Online

By Christine Powell and Ada Statler of Earthjustice, reposted from Earthjustice.org. This summer, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a new major rule,…

Markets• South• Transmission

Court Finds That Southeast Market Transmission Scheme Protects Monopolies

Across the U.S. South, nearly five million households face a high or severe energy burden. Low-income residents are hit hardest, with many paying as…

FERC• Gas• LNG• South

DOE Shrugs as U.S. Natural Gas Exports Surge

This blog was co-authored by senior attorney Morgan Johnson and Joshua Briggs, a 2023 summer intern with the Sustainable FERC Project. A decade-long expansion…

Transmission• West

Guest: Transmission Connections Vital to NW Clean-Energy Future

August 9, 2023

This post is written by Angus Duncan and originally published in Clearing Up. SUMMARY: In this guest column, Angus Duncan—Pacific Northwest consultant for the Natural Resources Defense…

by Guest Contributor

MISO• Transmission

MISO’s Clean Energy Dreams Hinge on a State-of-the-Art Grid

August 2, 2023

As MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator) plans new transmission lines for a future that will include a surge of renewable energy, it is critical for the…

by Natalie McIntire

Climate Change• Gas• PJM• Planning• Reliability and Resilience• Transmission

Winter Storm Elliott Report Highlights the Risk of Natural Gas Failures

July 20, 2023

When the eastern United States was sheathed in snow and extreme cold during Christmas week last year, the electric grid was hit with a surprise. While…

by Dana Ammann

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The Sustainable FERC Project is a coalition of state, regional and national environmental and other public interest organizations working to expand the deployment of clean energy resources into America’s electricity transmission grid. We advocate at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) – which regulates the transmission grid – through legal and policy advocacy, and we also work with FERC-regulated regional grid organizations and utilities.