What’s next for FERC

Between the lines: FERC’s working on a long-anticipated rulemaking on regional transmission planning, which could be finished soon, before the new commissioners are confirmed…

• Devin Hartman, a former FERC staffer, predicts “a little bit of a reset at FERC.”
• “That doesn’t mean that the chairman’s priorities will necessarily shift overall,” said Hartman, who now leads energy and environment policy at R Street. “It’ll probably just be a little bit of a pause to reassess as the new commissioners get acclimated.”