Mcintyre

FERC Chairman Kevin McIntyre provided some insight Thursday into the Commission’s approach to an ongoing examination of the resilience and reliability of the nation’s power grid.

FERC Chairman Kevin McIntyre is urging participation in public comment periods for a pair of orders related to the certification of natural gas pipelines and other energy infrastructure regulation.

Two days before FERC holds an open meeting to discuss reviewing its policy for evaluating the need for natural gas pipelines, House lawmakers gave very disparate views on how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should proceed — with some calling for faster permitting and others a more transparent process to appease landowners.

FERC members told a House panel on Tuesday that an order it issued in January to address the reliability and resilience of the nation’s power grid was moving forward, but decisions made by states over the composition of their energy portfolios could further squeeze coal and nuclear power generators.

FERC Chairman Kevin McIntyre was diagnosed with a brain tumor last summer and has since undergone successful surgery, he disclosed Sunday.

FERC Chairman Kevin McIntyre said the Commission has begun analyzing President Trump’s proposal for comprehensive infrastructure legislation, but he strongly disagreed with the characterization, often leveled by pipeline opponents, that it serves as a “rubber stamp” to the oil and gas industry.

Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry has granted FERC Chairman Kevin McIntyre’s request for a one-month extension to study DOE’s controversial notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR), despite the “urgency” of the proposal.

Kevin McIntyre, an attorney with Jones Day who has served as co-head of the law firm’s global energy practice, was sworn in as FERC chairman Thursday morning, bringing the regulatory panel to its full strength of five members.

Kevin McIntyre, an attorney with Jones Day who has served as co-head of the law firm’s global energy practice, was sworn in as FERC chairman Thursday morning, bringing the regulatory panel to its full strength of five members.