The Arizona Corporation Commission approved a 9-month moratorium on new gas plants 150 MW or larger, directing utilities to examine renewable energy and storage instead.
The 3-2 vote reveals key differences in how FERC regulators view state energy policies, a crucial element in a number of issues now before the commission.
Chairman Kevin McIntyre was diagnosed with a "relatively small" brain tumor last summer, he said in a statement, but received "successful surgery" and will continue to work full time.
FERC Commissioner Robert Powelson expanded on his opposition to ISO-New England's two-part capacity auction proposal at a Washington energy forum on Wednesday.
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