
Ethan Howland
Senior ReporterEthan Howland covers the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Congress and electricity markets for Utility Dive. He's been covering the power sector for two decades from his home in Portland, Maine.
117 articles by Ethan Howland
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FERC commissioners respond to elevated power outage risks across two-thirds of US
May 20, 2022 -
FERC to monitor gas, power markets for manipulation as forward summer electricity prices jump up to 233%
May 20, 2022 -
PJM sees need for thermal power plants to protect against blackout risks amid rising electrification
May 19, 2022 -
Power prices jumped 51% in PJM, 85% in New England in Q1 due to rising gas prices
May 13, 2022 -
PJM releases road map for creating 'grid of the future' to handle coming renewables, storage wave
May 12, 2022 -
DOE plans to buy capacity on proposed power lines in first step for $2.5B transmission funding program
May 11, 2022 -
FERC, state regulators eye options for clearing up interconnection 'quagmire,' allocating upgrade costs
May 9, 2022 -
SunZia, NV Energy, Pinnacle West-Berkshire transmission projects advance across the Southwest
May 4, 2022 -
FERC rejects MISO proposal to let utilities profit from upgrades for merchant HVDC lines
May 3, 2022 -
AEP's renewable buildout has flexibility to handle uncertainty in the solar market: CEO Akins
April 29, 2022 -
Danly calls FERC transmission proposal coercive and discriminatory, highlights roadblocks
April 29, 2022 -
DOE advances $2.3B grid resilience funding program for states, tribes
April 28, 2022 -
Could NextEra's $55M winning bid for SPP's transmission project be among the last of its kind?
April 27, 2022 -
FirstEnergy progresses on corporate culture revamp, regaining investment-grade rating, officials say
April 25, 2022 -
FERC proposes expanded state role in effort to spur transmission development
April 22, 2022 -
Lawmakers, some renewable advocates urge FERC to reject ISO-NE plan to delay MOPR elimination
April 22, 2022 -
PG&E, Entergy stick with nuclear retirement plans as DOE launches $6B program for at-risk facilities
April 21, 2022 -
Courts dismiss co-op suits seeking exits from long-term power supply contracts
April 20, 2022 -
Capacity prices jump across MISO's central and northern regions, driven by supply shortfall
April 18, 2022 -
NorthWestern Energy sues to overturn FERC PURPA ruling in dispute over solar-battery project
April 13, 2022 -
Natural gas-fired generation peaked in 2020 amid growing renewable energy production: IEEFA
April 13, 2022 -
TVA board nominees support exploring clean energy options as federal utility plans coal retirements
April 8, 2022 -
MISO finds broad benefits to building $10.4B of transmission projects to support 53 GW of clean energy
April 7, 2022 -
ISO-NE proposes ending MOPR in 2025, with a transition aimed at protecting grid reliability
April 4, 2022 -
FERC's Office of Public Participation eyes options for intervenor funding
April 4, 2022