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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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    Utilities

    PECO Secures $8.9 Million in Savings for Natural Gas Customers

    May 13, 2026

    PECO natural gas customers will receive $8.9 million in relief on their natural gas bills following the successful resolution of a multi-year federal pipeline rate…

  • Philly electric grid.
    Energy

    Audbon’s PJM Interconnection Caught in the Middle of National Energy Debate

    December 16, 2025

    A growing national debate over how to power massive new data centers is placing PJM Interconnection at the center of a high-stakes regulatory fight, writes…

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    Environment & Outdoors

    Lawsuit Challenges Revived Pipeline Project Set to Expand Chester County Compressor Station 

    November 14, 2025

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is being sued by a coalition of environmental groups and a homeowners’ association over a revived pipeline proposal that includes…

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    Energy

    PJM Interconnection Fast-Tracks Energy Projects as Data Demand Soars

    October 20, 2025

    As data centers across the U.S. fuel record-high electricity demand, Audubon’s PJM Interconnection is racing to modernize how new energy projects connect to its system,…

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    Government & Civic Life

    Governor Shapiro Files Complaint Against Audubon Electric Grid Coordinator PJM Interconnection

    January 8, 2025

    Governor Josh Shapiro’s administration filed a complaint on Monday with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against power grid manager PJM Interconnection, reports Ford Turner for…

  • Utilities

    Former Local Official Robert Powelson to Leave Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

    July 6, 2018

    Robert Powelson, former CEO of the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry, is leaving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in mid-August to serve as…

  • Community

    Trump Nominates Local Leader to Help Lead Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

    May 12, 2017

    He has not only led the Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry but the country’s National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners as well. Now,…

  • Community

    Former Chesco Chamber of Business, Industry CEO Expected to Get Trump Appointment

    March 16, 2017

    President Donald Trump is energizing local business boosters with an anticipated pick for his Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Robert F. Powelson, a former CEO of…

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    Commerce, Energy

    West Chester’s Gates Brothers Win $60,000 for Legal Fees in Tussle Against Feds

    November 18, 2016

    West Chester hedge fund owners Rich and Kevin Gates have won another battle, but not yet the war, against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over…

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    Investments

    Chester County Leadership – Rich & Kevin Gates

    October 15, 2015

    Rich & Kevin Gates are identical twins who founded TFS Capital, an asset management company specializing in alternative mutual and hedge funds, 18 years ago.…

  • Gates Brothers
    Investments, Legal

    Gates Brothers Eye Federal Court After FERC Orders $34.5M Fine

    June 13, 2015

    After years of trash-talking, threats and accusations, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has finally thrown the first jab against West Chester brothers Richard and Kevin…

  • Rich & Kevin Gates
    Investments

    Powhatan Energy: Government Aggression Growing Despite Brothers Pushback

    April 14, 2015

    The government’s feverish pursuit of punitive judgments against perceived rulebreakers has swelled from a swift reaction to financial crisis embarrassment all the way to the…

  • Investments, Legal

    West Chester’s Gates Brothers Finally Get Investigation Of ‘Unfair’ FERC Enforcement

    November 21, 2014

    After their public battle against overly “ambitious and misplaced” investigations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in May, West Chester investment managers Richard and Kevin Gates…

  • Investments

    Powhatan Energy Fund Managers Gain Senator’s Voice In FERC Enforcement Scrutiny

    July 28, 2014

    West Chester investment managers Richard and Kevin Gates of Powhatan Energy Fund have gained the voice of a U.S. senator in their scrutiny of Federal…

  • Banking & Finance

    Gates Twins Waive Privacy Rights, Ask For Transparency

    June 20, 2014

    A local investment fund waived their non-privacy rights and asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a public airing of an investigation against them.…

  • Banking & Finance

    West Chester Investors May Oppose President’s Nominee

    May 19, 2014

    Despite being Democrats themselves, West Chester twin investors Kevin and Richard Gates are at the center of a campaign opposing President Barack Obama’s choice for…

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