The Energy Department cites an ongoing power reliability emergency, though some are skeptical and say costs will come back to ...

However, it is unclear how much the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s fast-track interconnection process will ease the grid operator’s “high risk” status, NERC’s John Moura said.

Across the country, creaking old power plants that consumed coal in roaring furnaces are being forced out of retirement by the Trump administration. This use of emergency powers is supposed to reduce ...