US grid operators haven’t been practicing long-term transmission planning, but for the first time, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) just made it mandatory. FERC oversees interstate ...

Changes to Order 1920 win the support of Republican commissioner who had accused FERC of federal overreach. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday shored up support for its landmark ...

Illinois Commerce Commission Chair Doug Scott (third from left) reads a 2023 decision rejecting grid plans from Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois. Revised versions of those plans were approved ...

Electrification of longhaul trucking in the U.S., and globally, will require power-grid operators and regulators to change their planning processes and mindset so transmission connections are ...

Utilities are on the front lines of fighting climate change and environmental injustice — and to win these battles, they need data. That’s one way to frame the challenge that Elizabeth Cook, director ...

If it’s implemented, federal grid planning and a “corridors” strategy could jump-start long power lines. In the final year of his first term, the pieces of President Joe Biden’s grid strategy to ...

In the U.S., regional transmission organizations (RTOs) and independent system operators (ISOs) are responsible for overseeing the reliable operation of the high-voltage transmission system within ...

Read full article: 1 in critical condition after northeast Bexar County crash, BCSO says According to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, a crash involving three vehicles happened around 6 p.m.