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The obscure federal agency that soon could raise your electric bill: 5 questions answered on FERC

  • Written by Joshua D. Rhodes, Research Fellow of Energy, University of Texas at Austin
imageMaking sense of the Department of Energy's plan. Shutterstock.com

Editor’s note: On or before Dec. 11, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is expected to take action on a controversial proposal by Energy Secretary Rick Perry that seeks to prevent noncompetitive coal and nuclear power plants from retiring...

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