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Utilities & Power (Washington)

This is Queen Street Analytics' weekly digest of regulatory developments, legislative discussions and other government-related news coming out of Washington and the state capitals. This newsletter channel covers power generation and transmission, wind and solar, utilities, midstream companies, batteries and energy storage, LNG, biofuels, as well as nuclear. Once a week, we break down the most important updates in this space in under five minutes.

This Week in Utilities & Power — Washington (#34, 2026)

This Week in Utilities & Power — Washington (#34, 2026)

IRS releases 2026 clean electricity credit inflation factors; FERC issues major electric rate and corporate filings; BLM begins EIS for interstate transmission project; White House addresses infrastructure resilience; Natural gas, hydropower, and pipeline regulatory actions advance.

This Week in Utilities & Power — Washington (#33, 2026)

This Week in Utilities & Power — Washington (#33, 2026)

White House issues emergency order on bulk-power security; FERC initiates actions on electric rates, reliability, and pumped storage licenses; NRC reviews nuclear license transfers, fuel storage rules.

This Week in Utilities & Power — Washington (#32, 2026)

This Week in Utilities & Power — Washington (#32, 2026)

FERC seeks comment on reliability standards for bulk power system; NRC issues draft guidance on nuclear risk metrics; Rio Grande LNG amendment EA scheduled.

This Week in Utilities & Power — Washington (#31, 2026)

This Week in Utilities & Power — Washington (#31, 2026)

DOE issues Defense Production Act consortium plans of action; FERC releases multiple environmental assessments and rate filings; Unified Regulatory Agenda published; Congressional bills introduced targeting utility fees, water tech, and energy utility lobbying.

USA Lobbying on Utilities & Power - Washington (Q2 2026)

USA Lobbying on Utilities & Power - Washington (Q2 2026)

PG&E Corp, NextEra Energy, Edison Electric Institute, Avangrid Inc, Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assn, Pacific Gas and Electric Company were unusually active lobbyists this quarter.

This Week in Utilities & Power — Washington (#30, 2026)

This Week in Utilities & Power — Washington (#30, 2026)

Trump administration imposes solar tariffs, minimum prices; $2B in mining, battery investments announced; FERC issues notices on transmission, rate filings; new compliance requests for pipeline and grid upgrades.

This Week in Utilities & Power — Washington (#29, 2026)

This Week in Utilities & Power — Washington (#29, 2026)

Presidential actions on critical minerals; DOE extends energy conservation comment period; new pipeline environmental reviews; nuclear regulatory corrections; Congressional committee bill activity.