Energy Emergency
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Legal & RegulatoryDOE Has Issued More Than 40 Section 202(c) Emergency Orders Since May 2025. Here’s an Updated Log.
Since May 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued more than 40 emergency orders and extensions under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act—more than in any comparable period in the past two decades. The orders have fallen into two broad categories: retirement deferrals, which compel utilities and grid operators to keep specific generating […]