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States to FERC: Promote Market Designs That Recognize State Priorities

October 31, 2019 admin Business, climate change, Coal, courts, DOE, Environmental, federal power act, ferc, Gas, grid resilience, iso-ne, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, mopr, news, Nuclear, nuclear subsidies, NYISO, pjm, recs, Renewables, states, zecs

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 15:57:18 +0000

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Attorneys general from 11 states ramped up pressure on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to recognize state policy goals as it makes decisions related to market design, siting of new gas pipelines and storage facilities, and grid reliability. The measure is the latest in a string of recent pushes by states to ensure federally […]

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A Legal Guide to Power Generation Mergers and Acquisitions

November 3, 2018 admin acquisitions, Business, cfius, Coal, distributed energy, Energy Storage, ernst & young, FCC, federal power act, finance, Gas, hsr act, International, Legal & Regulatory, mayer brown, mergers, news, Nuclear, Renewables

A myriad of issues come into play when parties execute power industry mergers and acquisitions. Part 1 of this two-part series examines what dealmakers need to know before making any transactions

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Official: FERC, Other Agencies Identifying ‘Critical’ Coal, Nuclear Plants

August 9, 2018 admin Coal, dod, DOE, federal power act, ferc, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, natural gas act, nsc, Nuclear, Renewables, resilience, Sierra Club, Trump

An official with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) told a nuclear industry group this week that the agency and Trump administration officials are trying to identify power plants they consider critical to the nation’s grid. The move is seen as part of the White House effort to prop up the struggling U.S. coal and […]

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[UPDATED] Trump Administration to Force Purchases of Coal, Nuclear Power

June 1, 2018 admin Bloomberg, Coal, defense production act, DOE, federal power act, fpa, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, memo, National Security Council, news, Nuclear, section 202(c), Trump

A draft memo circulated by the Trump administration before the National Security Council reportedly urges federal action to force grid operators to buy power from uneconomic coal and nuclear plants. Bloomberg on May 31 pointed to the existence of the 41-page memo, which it said was dated May 29 and distributed Thursday. The memo reportedly […]

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States to FERC: Promote Market Designs That Recognize State Priorities

A Legal Guide to Power Generation Mergers and Acquisitions

Official: FERC, Other Agencies Identifying ‘Critical’ Coal, Nuclear Plants

[UPDATED] Trump Administration to Force Purchases of Coal, Nuclear Power

[UPDATED] Trump Administration to Force Purchases of Coal, Nuclear Power

Report: Trump Administration to Force Purchases of Coal, Nuclear Power

Report: Trump Administration to Force Purchases of Coal, Nuclear Power