WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2023, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on a decision (Docket No. ER23-2446-000) involving GridLiance West: * * * Today's order is consistent with the Commission's existing policies regarding the Abandoned Plant Incentive, as articulated in Order No. 679;[1] thus, I will concur rather than dissent. This order illustrates, however, why I believe the Commission ne  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2023, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on a decision (Docket No. ER23-2284-000) involving Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc.: * * * Today's order is consistent with the Commission's existing policies regarding the Hypothetical Capital Structure Incentive, CWIP Incentive, and Abandoned Plant Incentive, as articulated in Order No. 679;[1] thus, I will   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Kenneth L. Parker, issued the following news release: Two Central Ohio women are charged federally with crimes related to fraudulently receiving more than $2.8 million total in covid-relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). "As Attorney General Merrick Garland recently made clear, while the COVID-19 public health emergency may have ended, our work to identify and hold accountable those who stole pan  more