Ari Peskoe

An op-ed by Ari Peskoe: The United States is not building enough transmission lines to connect regional power networks. The deficit is driving up electricity…

Transmission constraints in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator and Southwest Power Pool cost at least $2.2 billion in 2022, reflecting rising gas prices and growing…

In a 30-square-mile patch of northern Virginia that’s been dubbed “data center alley,” the boom in artificial intelligence is turbocharging electricity use. Struggling to keep…

Economic deregulation started out as a Republican policy, but GOP appointees to FERC have been questioning how it has been applied to the electric industry,…

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear an appeal by Texas officials of a lower court decision that struck down a state law allowing only…

Recent courtroom wins for advocates of a more competitive process for approving interstate electric transmission lines could help clear the way for greater access to…

The solicitor general’s brief comes as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is considering broad changes to its transmission planning rules, including whether incumbent utilities should…

The Organization of PJM States Inc. (OPSI) heard calls for increased transparency and new RTO governance rules at its annual meeting Oct. 17. “Our energy…

Electric customers have fallen into a “regulatory gap” that’s allowed billions of dollars of transmission construction to happen without oversight of need, prudence or cost…

Ohio’s consumer advocate has accused the nation’s largest power grid operator and four utilities of allowing billions of dollars in transmission projects to be charged…

A Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staffer would be the next member of the powerful panel if Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin has…

An article written by Ari Peskoe: A unanimous Supreme Court rejected the pork industry’s argument that the dormant Commerce Clause doctrine includes an “‘almost per…

After approving changes to help connect wind and solar to the grid, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission faces another daunting task: getting more power lines…

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday finalized long-awaited new rules intended to reform how power generation projects get connected to the electric grid, seen…

A brewing Supreme Court battle over a renewable energy law is raising questions about the regulatory power of federal agencies. The Edison Electric Institute and…

It started as an attempt to draw attention to an understaffed agency and over permitted process. Rep Sean Casten, D-Illinois, took to the floor of…

Except for Joe Manchin, who got the pipeline he wanted, almost no one was satisfied with the outcome of a plan to boost electricity transmission…

The Dominion Energy–backed group Power for Tomorrow has re-emerged ahead of the June 20 primaries with ad campaigns backing incumbent lawmakers. Power for Tomorrow refused…