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FERC approved a diminished settlement with Total Gas & Power North America in a lengthy case, as a recent Supreme Court decision has impacted its enforcement processes.

Duke is getting a new CEO as Lynn Good plans to step down this spring after more than a decade running the company. Longtime executive Harry Sideris has been named as her replacement.

Longtime Duke executive Harry Sideris has been named as the company's next CEO, replacing the retiring Lynn Good.

Virginia legislators introduced a series of bills they hope to pass in a short session this year aimed at addressing demand growth from data centers through cost allocation of utility rates, increased transparency in planning and tying tax incentives to efficiency requirements.

FERC approved price formation reforms for SPP while setting questions around resource accreditation for additional proceedings.

A new report by Americans for a Clean Energy Grid lays out a framework for engaging communities during the development of transmission lines in order to ensure the industry can expand the infrastructure on time.

The D.C. Circuit Court overturned a rule issued in Trump's first term on shipping liquified natural gas (LNG) over rails.

US to Withdraw from Paris Agreement Again, End Leasing for Wind Energy on Federal Land

President Donald Trump, who appointed Mark Christie to FERC in 2020 during his first term, has now selected him as the commission's new chair.

President Trump's executive orders on energy are not enough on their own for the industry to meet the rising demand for AI and data centers, and experts told RTO Insider that another attempt at permitting reform is needed.