Energy Policy & Legislation

Talking Texas Markets, Part 1

Thought, Legislative and Regulatory Certainty

Interviews with Pat Wood, Former FERC and Texas PUC Chair; Kenny Mercado, SVP, CenterPoint; Jim Steffes, EVP, Direct Energy; and Ken Medlock, Senior Director, Center for Energy Studies, Rice University.

A Regulatory Life

President, NARUC Commissioners Emeritus

For a merger to be successful, you must have a story to tell; the merger must make sense for the ratepayer; and the two companies must mesh with one another.

Peek at 2018

Great Year for Energy and Environment

There’s a premium on predictions, but the exception could be energy priorities in 2018.

Grid Resilience

What’s in a Name?

It is not clear how FERC will define resilience. A key challenge will be to provide precision and certainty.

Can of Worms

Energy Department NOPR Forcing Difficult Conversations

Parties are warring over whether preventing certain plants from retiring makes the grid resilient.