Staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) have released a report analyzing the September 2011 blackout that left 2.7 million customers in Southern California, Arizona and Baja, Calif. in the dark.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a proposal from the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) that aims to separate out and fix “minor” transmission reliability issues across the electric grid.

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has released a new proposal that addresses the oversupply issues that caused the curtailment of 350 MW of wind energy generation last spring.

Although I'm sure not much sympathy can be found in this audience, 2011 was a difficult year for the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state grid operator and manager of the wholesale electric market, raises concerns about an increase in demand tied to extreme weather conditions and worst-case generation outages in a recently released winter assessment.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is investigating rates charged by three interstate natural gas companies: ANR Storage Co., Bear Creek Storage Co. LLC and MIGC LLC.

More than 75 industry and government partners participated in the North American Electric Reliability Corp.’s (NERC) first cybersecurity readiness exercise, GridEx 2011, on Nov. 16 and 17.

Owners and operators of electric power generating stations have waited more than four years to see the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) revised version of the Clean Water Act §316(b) Phase II rule for cooling water intake structures at existing power plants.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission  and the North American Electric Reliability Corp. opened an inquiry into the September 8 power outage that left more than 1 million customers in Southern California, parts of Arizona and Northern Baja Mexico without electricity.

The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense will spend $6.6 million to install and operate 18 fuel cell backup power systems at eight military installations across the U.S.

The Electric Power Research Institute released a report on the status and technology of electric vehicles and the potential role that utilities will play in integrating electric transportation into resource planning.

The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan has had little effect on support for nuclear power in the United States.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified seven case studies to help it assess the potential effects of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas on drinking water resources.

The British government has published its finalized Energy National Policy Statements (NPSs), following a lengthy public consultation earlier this year.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on June 21 extended the public comment time by 30 days on proposed mercury and air toxics standards.

According to a recent study released by New York-based National Economic Research Associates Inc. (NERA), the Clean Air Transport Rule and the Utility MACT rule could cost power companies an extra $17.8 billion per year.

Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) called the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s plan to reduce haze in Oklahoma and neighboring states “flawed.”

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, sent a letter May 17 to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking clarification on its collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency on proposed climate, water and other rules that could force the shutdown of some coal-fired generation units.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency postponed the effective date of standards for major source boilers and commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators. EPA will now accept public comments through July 15, 2011.