The gas industry argues that the existing rules have been exploited as a tool by project opponents to unfairly delay infrastructure development.

FERC Chairman Mark Christie emphasized the unsustainable pace of dispatchable generation retirements and the need for additional capacity.

The DOI argues that Order No. 871’s automatic stay provision now hinders energy infrastructure development, contradicting current federal policy.

EEI argues that inflexible reliability standards could jeopardize grid reliability by sidelining needed generation capacity during a period of increasing electricity demand.

Despite protests citing potential conflicts of interest, FERC renewed BlackRock’s ability to acquire up to 20% of voting securities in U.S. traded utilities.

In 2024 New York state imported 7.7 terawatt-hours of Canadian electricity – more than any other state – valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.