FERC & Federal
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities.
Attorneys for PG&E urged Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali to approve the utility’s proposed $11 billion settlement with insurance companies and hedge funds.
The U.S. Senate voted 70-15 to confirm Dan Brouillette as secretary of energy, a day after Rick Perry resigned.
The federal judge in charge of PG&E’s bankruptcy rejected the utility’s argument that it isn’t subject to CA’s legal doctrine of inverse condemnation.
Decarbonization of the energy sector holds the key to reversing GHG emissions and preventing a catastrophic rise in global temperature.
State and federal regulators joined industry leaders at the New England-Canada Business Council’s (NECBC) 27th annual energy conference in Boston.
FERC ruled that it doesn’t need access to TerraForm Power’s accounting records under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005.
FERC Enforcement opened 12 new investigations and negotiated two settlement agreements worth $14.4 million in penalties and disgorgements in FY19.
FERC ruled six utilities have partially complied with Order 845, an initiative to increase the transparency and speed of the interconnection process.
NARUC's 131st Annual Meeting drew state and national utility regulators, federal and state policymakers, industry representatives and consumer advocates.
FERC found that CAISO, ISO-NE and MISO had largely complied with Order 841, but it ordered changes to some of the grid operators’ proposed tariff revisions.
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