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.
FERC revised its proposed rules for connected entity data collection from market-based rate traders to monitor against market manipulation.
FERC ordered ordered Section 206 proceedings in MISO and SPP, questioning the RTOs’ failure to require nonpublic TOs to provide refunds in the manner it requires of public utility owners.
An agreement between FERC and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could help spur the development of privately run hydropower resources.
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This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the EPA, BOEM, SoCalEd, San Onofre, Obama Administration, Navy and other agencies.
FERC declined to begin an enforcement action under PURPA on behalf of Allco Finance and its unit Windham Solar in Connecticut.
The electric industry has done its part in building opposition to the CFTC proposal to allow private rights of action on energy market transactions.
FERC directed NERC to develop a “forward-looking, objective-based” critical infrastructure protection reliability standard for supply chain management.
SPP executives had “inappropriate” involvement in the oversight of its Market Monitoring Unit (MMU), FERC says in an audit report that calls for changes.
FERC directed staff to begin an investigation of alleged illegal tree-cutting along the New York section of the Constitution Pipeline route.
This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the DOE, FERC, Entergy, NRC, EPA, House of Representatives and other organizations.
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