The DOE is required to wait for FERC to conclude its environmental assessments before it can process applications for LNG exports to countries with which the US does not have free trade agreements.

According to the provisions of the bill, within 90 days of its enactment, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ...

Two federal appeals courts in 2009 and 2011, meanwhile, barred FERC and the DOE from leveraging the backstop siting authority. The 2021 IIJA, however, amended Section 216 of the Federal Power Act ...

An aerial view of cloud data center facilities under construction in Northern Virginia. Cloud providers and enterprises drove a spike in infrastructure spending last year, according to Synergy ...

Former NFL player Conrad Bolston is back at Vinson & Elkins after advising the ex-FERC chair under the Biden administration. Conrad Bolston, adviser to former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Department of Energy (DOE) share responsibility for approving LNG projects. FERC has the responsibility to approve the location and ...