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.
BOEM has already issued 11 offshore wind energy leases off the Atlantic coast, but development of them has been slowed by high costs and local opposition.
FERC Waived the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) obligations for Heartland Consumers Power District customers.
This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Obama Administration, EPA, and others.
FERC approved an uncontested settlement agreement granting PNM a 10% base return on equity on its transmission operations.
FERC denied a rehearing request from LIPA in a dispute with a power plant developer over interconnection requirements.
FERC accepted a compliance filing from Louisville Gas & Electric (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities to hold joint meetings on regional transmission projects.
FERC gave final approval to a NERC reliability standard on protective relays and preliminary approval to one for small generators.
On-peak day-ahead electricity prices in the U.S. were down 27 to 35% in 2015 due to cheap natural gas, FERC staff said in its State of the Markets report.
FERC declined MISO’s request to reconsider a refund order stemming from transmission pricing complaints filed by DTE Energy more than a decade ago.
FERC rejected a complaint by Tenaska that PJM inappropriately disqualified the company's combustion turbines as Tier 1 synchronized reserves.
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