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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FERC Commissioner David Rosner at the WIRES fall meeting talked about his hope for more consensus on rehearing for Order 1920.
By: James Downing
FERC rejected an amended ISA filed by PJM to allow an existing data center co-located at a Talen Energy nuclear plant to expand.
By: James Downing
A common refrain at FERC’s technical conference on the co-location of data centers was that the issue is just part of the broader problem.
Dominion Energy reported net income of $953 million in the third quarter this year as it continued to see load growth from data centers.
By: James Downing
The NCUC approved Duke Energy's second Carbon Plan and Integrated Resource Plan, authorizing procurements of renewable energy, nuclear and demand response, while calling for its 8,000 MW of coal to be retired in 2036.
A map produced by the Department of Energy showing for the Interagency Working Group on Energy Communities to focus on. | DOE
Change is coming to FERC after Tuesday's election, but the policies the agency oversees are rarely top of mind during campaigns, so it is unclear how much will be different.
By: Lynn Good, James Downing
Duke Energy reported third-quarter earnings of $1.226 billion ($1.60/share), a dip of about 15% from the same period in 2023, as its utility territories were hit by three hurricanes.
By: Neil Chatterjee, James Downing
With President-elect Donald Trump promising to "dismantle the deep state," former FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee's social media post offering "insight on who to keep and who to remove" led to worries about the continued independence of the agency.
By: James Downing
FERC and a group of regulators from 10 states began discussing gas-electric coordination at the first meeting of the new Federal-State Current Issues Collaborative.
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