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 said the EIS will undertake an environmental review to elucidate potential impacts of the Access Northeast pipeline.
FERC approved 11 Entergy local balancing authority agreements stemming from the utility’s 2013 integration into MISO.
This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the EPA, NRC, Waste Control Specialists, the California Senate, the DOE, and other agencies.
FERC granted LS Power subsidiary Northeast Transmission Development some incentives for its Artificial Island project.
Ohio’s electric industry, roiled for months by the controversial AEP and FirstEnergy PPA requests and PUCO's approval, shows no sign of calming down.
FERC rescinded waivers it granted AEP and FirstEnergy, meaning their controversial PUCO PPAs will be subject to the commission’s affiliate abuse test.
FERC cleared a backlog of disputes over MISO’s revenue sufficiency guarantee (RSG), issuing a quartet of orders in dockets dating back to 2009.
FERC denied five requests for changes in PJM’s treatment of demand response, rebuffing filings by the Market Monitor, DR providers, industrial customers and PSEG.
FERC told NYISO that proposed changes to its rules for reliability-must-run generators were inconsistent with Order 1000 and improperly delegated authority.
FERC commissioners received briefings from staff about energy storage in RTOs and from the National Labs about grid modernization.
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