Electric Grid & Reliability

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July 2026

Legislation

Bill introduced · Jul 22

A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to authorize the allocation of the costs of certain interstate electric power transmission lines and electric power transmission lines that are located offshore, and for other purposes.

Bill introduced · Jul 22

To amend the Federal Power Act to authorize the allocation of the costs of certain interstate electric power transmission lines and electric power transmission lines that are located offshore, and for other purposes.

Rulemaking

Comment period closing · Commodity Futures Trading Commission · Jul 21CFTCClosed

Extension of Standard Futures Contracts to 24/7 Trading and on Perpetual Contracts Referencing Physically Delivered or Storable Energy Commodities

Legislation

Bill reported · Jul 21Reported

Rulemaking

Comment period closing · Environmental Protection Agency · Jul 20EPAClosed

CEFactSheetJHC_2026_Public_hearing (004)

Comment period closing · Environmental Protection Agency · Jul 20EPAClosed

Newspaper CE JHC_Public_Hearing

Comment period closing · Environmental Protection Agency · Jul 17EPAClosed

CEFactSheetJHC_2026

Comment period closed · Department of Energy · Jul 17DOEClosed

Application for Renewal of Authorization to Export Electric Energy: Mercuria Commodities Canada Corp.

Comment period closing · Department of Energy · Jul 16DOEClosed

Application for Renewal of Authorization to Export Electric Energy: Mercuria Commodities Canada Corp.

Comment period closed · Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy · Jul 16EEREClosed

2026-06-15 Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers; Request for information

Comment period closing · Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy · Jul 15EEREClosed

2026-06-15 Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers; Request for information

Comment period closed · Department of Housing and Urban Development · Jul 15HUDClosed

FR-7109-N-08 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Energy and Performance Information Center (EPIC)

Comment period closing · Department of Housing and Urban Development · Jul 14HUDClosed

FR-7109-N-08 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Energy and Performance Information Center (EPIC)

Comment period closing · Department of Energy · Jul 10DOEClosed

Application for Renewal of Authorization to Export Electric Energy: Mercuria Commodities Canada Corp.

Comment period closing · Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy · Jul 9EEREClosed

2026-06-15 Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers; Request for information

Comment period closing · Department of Housing and Urban Development · Jul 8HUDClosed

FR-7109-N-08 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Energy and Performance Information Center (EPIC)

Press releases

Press release · Bureau of Land Management · Jul 6BLM

BLM issues decision on PGE Estacada-North Fork Buried Lines

Rulemaking

Comment period closed · Nuclear Regulatory Commission · Jul 3NRCClosed

Draft Regulatory Guide: Application and Testing of Onsite Emergency Alternating Current Power Sources in Production and Utilization Facilities

Comment period closing · Nuclear Regulatory Commission · Jul 2NRCClosed

Draft Regulatory Guide: Application and Testing of Onsite Emergency Alternating Current Power Sources in Production and Utilization Facilities

Comment period closing · Nuclear Regulatory Commission · Jul 2NRCClosed

Draft Regulatory Guide: Application and Testing of Onsite Emergency Alternating Current Power Sources in Production and Utilization Facilities

Upcoming deadlines

Proposed approval of Wisconsin We Energies Oak Creek Site Natural Gas-Fired Generation Project

EPA · Comment closes · Aug 15

Boulder Canyon Project

WAPA · Comment closes · Aug 18

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Electric Utility Generating Units

EPA · Comment closes · Aug 25

Extension of Standard Futures Contracts to 24/7 Trading and on Perpetual Contracts Referencing Physically Delivered or Storable Energy Commodities

CFTC · Comment closes · Aug 27

Draft 2026 National Transmission Needs Study

DOE · Comment closes · Sep 9

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