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.
With its window for limited tree felling closing in four weeks, Constitution Pipeline is again asking FERC for permission to allow the operation in New York.
FERC found adjusting the ARR allocation rules “are a necessary step” to correct the TCR underfunding, but it set the amount available in the allocation process at 60%.
PJM joined more than a dozen other parties in calling for a FERC review of power purchase agreements that would provide FirstEnergy and AEP a guaranteed return for their struggling generating stations in Ohio.
Lawyers for Maryland and Competitive Power Ventures got little support from Supreme Court justices during oral arguments in the latest federal-state jurisdiction case Wednesday.
FERC proposed eliminating a market transparency rule imposed on the WECC region during the height of the California energy crisis of 2000-2001.
FERC approved an incentive filing by PJM that will allow PSE&G to recoup all of its costs if the Artificial Island reliability project is canceled due to reasons beyond the company’s control.
FERC approved a revised GIA proposed by MISO to link the Hoopeston wind project in rural Illinois to Ameren’s transmission.
FERC granted Entergy permission to use a one-time load adjustment in the transfer of transmission facilities in Algiers.
FERC issued a Notice of Inquiry, seeking comment on potential changes to its rules on the provision and compensation of primary frequency response.
FERC Chairman Norman Bay said he is reserving judgment on whether PURPA needs another overhaul until after an upcoming technical conference.
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