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March 18, 2026

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. 
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‘Momentum’ Seen for U.S. Offshore Wind
The U.S. offshore wind market has gained momentum in the last two years, panelists told the Energy Bar Association’s Mid-Year Energy Forum.
ISO-NE Planning Advisory Commitee Briefs: Oct. 18, 2017
ISO-NE will revise the scope of its 2027 transmission needs assessments after stakeholders raised questions about the study’s dispatch modeling.
WEPCo
$23 Million Owed to Ratepayers in Presque Isle SSR Case
FERC ruled that WEPCo overcharged ratepayers on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula by almost $23 million under MISO-ordered SSR agreements.
EBA Panelists Discuss Carbon Policy, Renewables Integration
Two panels at the Energy Bar Association’s Mid-Year Energy Forum offered views of the future: one for coal, and one for intermittent sources.
FERC
FERC Sets 40-Year Term for Hydro Licenses
FERC set a 40-year default term for hydropower licenses, a move it said will reduce administrative costs and encourage dam owners to upgrade capacity.
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New England, SoCal Gas Supplies Top FERC Winter Concerns
Gas supply for New England and Southern California is the top reliability concern for the coming winter, FERC officials said.
Chatterjee Outlines Goals for FERC Tenure
Speaking Tuesday at the Energy Bar Association’s midyear conference, FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee tallied off six objectives for revising the commission’s regulatory posture.
ReliabilityFirst
Counterflow: More Smoking Guns for the Clunkers
Columnist Steve Huntoon argues that the Energy Department's grid resiliency pricing NOPR was issued at the behest of the coal industry.
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Panelists: CPP Demise to Have Limited Impact in West
The fate of the West’s coal-fired power was already sealed prior to the EPA announcement that it will seek to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP).
Duke Energy
FERC Chair: Court Ruling Won’t Change Pipeline Reviews
FERC's consideration of the impact of greenhouse gas emissions won’t have a “significant” impact on the licensing of natural gas pipelines, Chatterjee said.

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