James Downing is a D.C. Correspondent at RTO Insider/Net Zero Insider, specializing in energy and environmental policy. With a focus on reporting on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Department of Energy (DOE), James provides insightful coverage of regulatory developments, market trends, and the intersection of energy and politics.
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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated FERC’s approval of two LNG export facilities in Texas and remanded the cases back to the commission.
Home energy management company Renew Home has released a position paper arguing that VPPs can quickly be stood up to help meet growing demand.
FirstEnergy reached an agreement with the Office of Ohio Attorney General and the Office of the Summit County Prosecutor to resolve all outstanding proceedings on the firm’s bribery scandal.
Applachian Power's John Amos Power plant in Virginia | Tikilucas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
FERC is considering additional changes to its rules on generator interconnections, with a technical conference set for Sept. 10-11 that saw pre-conference comments filed this week.
By: James Downing
The average household should save $107 on utility bills every year because of the efficiency standards crafted by the Biden administration, according to a new analysis.
Distributed solar deployments by ratepayer class, state and LBNL's more detailed samples | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The Department of Energy approved a five-year term for New Fortress Energy’s Fast LNG 1 project to export gas produced in the U.S. to countries without free trade agreements.
By: James Downing
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals set aside EPA emission rule s on new large boilers as they applied to those built prior to August 2020, ruling th at was a violation of the Clean Air Act.
A chart from Berkeley Lab showing how long it can take to build interconnection upgrades by grid operator, based on available data, which Grid Strategies and Brattle Group used in their report | Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
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