In ~personal news~ today is my last day at POLITICO after nearly 4 years. It's been a fun ride with a fantastic team, but it's time for me to try something new. Thanks to everyone who took the time to explain something wonky to me -- see you in the next chapter!

SCOOP: The White House asked FERC Commissioner Willie Phillips to step aside, he told me today. He will step down effective immediately. His exit from the commission will allow President Donald Trump to tap a replacement commissioner. More for Pros: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

SCOOP: Trump administration is expecting to cut billions worth of programs from the Energy Department. W/ @zcolman.bsky.social, @cmorehouse.bsky.social, and Kelsey Tamborrino. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

SCOOP: Energy Dept is compiling a list of clean energy projects to kill. It could unravel 10s of billions of green spending -- making it Trump's biggest shot against climate. w/ Kelsey Tamborrino, @cmorehouse.bsky.social & @benlefebvre.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Interesting thoughts on how the White House's EO on independent agencies might impact FERC in the replies here:

FERC meeting today! Nothing has been said explicitly about Phillips' tenure possibly ending, but Phillips thanked critical members of his staff, led a round of applause for his staff and FERC staff, and thanked his wife for her support throughout his chairmanship.

I'm sure everyone will dig into the details here soon. But at a high level, this gives the rule significantly stronger backing: Buy-in from a bipartisan group of 4 commissioners and likely state regulators. Certainly cools down the politics.

It sounds like there's officially an Order 1920-A! Commissioner See is not participating on the advice of ethics counsel. Presentation beginning shortly here: www.ferc.gov/news-events/...

Also, hi to my new followers 👋 For those who don't know me, I'm on POLITICO's energy team and have been reporting about power grid policies and regulations for 6 years. I primarily cover FERC, power markets and nuclear power 😎

Going to try something I haven't done in forever on ~that other platform~ -- post about FERC ! The power regulator released its agenda for next week's monthly meeting today. #1 on the docket: Challenges to its sweeping transmission rule (O 1920). Thread on context and what to watch for:

I've curated a small but mighty list of people who post about nuclear energy ⚛️🔌💡 go.bsky.app/5EJY58V

Here's a starter pack for electric grid & power systems - lmk if you want me to add your account! (Omissions 100% unintentional, still finding folks here :-) 🔌💡 go.bsky.app/RwCBCab