FERC picks clean energy turf battle with states, utilities

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The federal government’s independent electricity watchdog has been venturing into new territory with a series of regulations for clean energy that states and utilities warn trample on state authority and could cost consumers more money.

Jurisdictional battles between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the states are nothing new, but they are becoming more common as the way energy is produced and managed rapidly changes.

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