Court Faults FERC in its Handling of ANR Storage Company’s Six …

On September 21, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision setting aside Federal Energy Regulatory Commission orders denying TransCanada Corporation subsidiary ANR Storage Company's request for authorization to charge market-based rates and remanding the matter to FERC for further proceedings. ANR Storage Co.

In praise of the Trump-appointed regulators who saved us from Rick Perry’s disastrous coal plan

Energy Secretary Rick Perry's plan to bolster coal-fired and nuclear power plants was rejected by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Jan. 8. Energy Secretary Rick Perry's plan to bolster coal-fired and nuclear power plants was rejected by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Jan. 8. Perry, more famously known for his appearance on "Dancing With the Stars" and for saying, "Oops," during a GOP presidential candidate debate in 2011 when he couldn't name the third federal agency he would shut down, made an absurd pitch to revive coal usage despite the cost his plan would have imposed on utility ratepayers and the potential devastation to the environment.

Oroville Dam Coalition, politicians say D.C. lobbying trip a success

Oroville >> Representatives for Oroville and downstream communities affected by the spillway crisis said they got the attention they were seeking in Washington this week. Sen. Jim Nielsen, Assemblyman James Gallagher, and members of the Oroville Dam Coalition are seeking federal assistance on issues relating to the dam they say need to be resolved.

Costs and Climate Be Damned, Rick Perry Seeks to Prop Up Coal, Nuclear Plants

The administration is "shamelessly trying to force electricity customers to pay billions of dollars to prop up old, dangerous, and uneconomic coal and nuclear plants," says Sierra Club's Mary Ann Hitt. U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry's proposal to ensure "a reliable, resilient electric grid" by propping up nuclear and coal power plants is being met with condemnation by environmental advocacy groups who says it's based on an erroneous argument and spells bad news for customers and the climate alike.

Nexus opponents continue to fight pipeline, despite federal approval

Residents opposed to a proposed Nexus natural gas pipeline that was approved by a federal agency Friday said they would fight every step of the way. On Friday evening the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted a "certificate of public convenience and necessity" for the 255-mile long pipeline project that would carry natural gas from Eastern Ohio, across Ohio and into Michigan, where it will hook up to an existing line to take the gas into Ontario, Canada.

Republican who said pipeline activists were waging ‘jihad’ confirmed to energy agency

The Senate confirmed two new commissioners on August 4, 2017, to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. CREDIT: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana The Senate voted Thursday evening to confirm two Republican nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, one of whom accused natural gas pipeline opponents of waging a "jihad" against the agency.

Trump picks Democrat to lead grid watchdog

President Trump picked a Democrat on Thursday to lead the federal government's top energy watchdog, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Cheryl LaFleur, who was named to the commission by former President Barack Obama in 2010, was appointed by Trump as acting chairwoman of the commission.

Guest Column: Energy sabotage costs Colorado jobs.and Democrats blue collar support

Election postmortems often mention how blue-collar Democrats abandoned their party in big numbers, tipping the race toward President-Elect Donald Trump. But only rarely do writers link these politically damaging defections to the party's job-killing energy attitudes, though to me the connection is crystal clear.

Williams Partners seeks approval to expand Transco pipeline

Williams Partners LP said it had filed for an approval from the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to expand its Transco pipeline in Texas and Louisiana. The Gulf Connector, a 475,000 dekatherm per day expansion of the Transco pipeline, will supply to two liquefied natural gas terminals in Texas, the company said on Thursday.