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H.R. 8554

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Thu, 07/28/2022 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8554

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Committee on Energy and Commerce

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117

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168 Cong. Rec. H7403

would prohibit the sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities.

S. 4763

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Wed, 08/03/2022 - 12:00

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Bills Introduced

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4763

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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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117

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168 Cong. Rec. S3919

would support the construction of middle mile broadband infrastructure and enhance the electric grid.

S. 4679

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Thu, 07/28/2022 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4679

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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117

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168 Cong. Rec. S3782

would amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act with respect to the enforcement of certain provisions.

S. 4651

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Thu, 07/28/2022 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4651

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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117

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168 Cong. Rec. S3782

would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy to stipulate, as a condition on the sale at auction of any petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, that the petroleum products not be exported to certain countries, and prohibit such sales to certain state-owned entities.

Comment on Shelley Welton, Rethinking Grid Governance for the Climate Change Era

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Author

Casey Roberts

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Casey Roberts is a Senior Attorney at the Sierra Club’s Environmental Law Program.

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August 2022

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In Rethinking Grid Governance for the Climate Change Era, Shelley Welton has incisively described the underexplored institutional role of regional transmission organizations (RTOs) in facilitating decarbonization. As an attorney who advocates within the RTO stakeholder process, and before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the federal courts, I see firsthand how the RTO processes for identifying and addressing emerging issues can succeed or be derailed, and the limitations in FERC’s ability to proactively set these processes and their outcomes straight. I agree with Welton that RTOs cannot be trusted to self-govern and that many factors militate against treating them with a lighter hand than a run-of-the-mill utility. But I am more sanguine than Prof. Shelley Welton that FERC has sufficient ability to shape RTO processes and outcomes in a manner that protects consumers and advances decarbonization.

H.R. 8547

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Wed, 07/27/2022 - 12:00

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8547

Committee Name

Committee on Energy and Commerce

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117

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168 Cong. Rec. H7255

would direct the Secretary of Energy to require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that the crude oil not be exported to certain countries.