Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark Christie warned of the potential for “catastrophic consequences” for the reliability of the American power grid if the U.S. does not stop phasing out fossil fuel infrastructure before renewable infrastructure is capable of replacing its output…
Federal Energy Regulator Prompts Utilities to Pass Tax Savings on to Customers…
The nation’s grid regulator moved Thursday to ensure that President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts reduce customer utility bills. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a proposed rulemaking that would require all publicly-owned utility companies that own transmission lines “to revise” their rates to account for the benefits they received under the tax reform package. The […]
Environmental Groups Warned of Dangers at Oroville Dam More Than a Decade Ago…
In 2005, three environmental groups raised concerns that the emergency spillway at California’s Oroville Dam wasn’t properly built and posed serious risks. The groups – Friends of the River, Sierra Club and the South Yuba River Citizen’s League – described their worries in a motion to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which was considering the […]