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.
The second transmission line proposed to bring Canadian hydropower into the Northeast under Lake Champlain has advanced with the release of its draft environmental impact statement.
This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, fracking and Congress.
Transmission developer LS Power is protesting Order 1000 compliance filings by NYISO, SPP and ISO-NE, saying they still favor regulated incumbents over independent developers.
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Former FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff improperly shared non-public deposition testimony from a commission investigation at an energy conference in March, according to a report by the Department of Energy's Inspector General.
A top EPA official gave the most detailed hints yet about how the agency will revise the Clean Power Plan when the final rule is released this summer.
FERC was the subject of intense criticism Wednesday and Thursday as members of a congressional subcommittee considered legislation to rein in the agency’s Office of Enforcement.
Facing opposition in Arkansas, Clean Line Energy is using an unusual tactic in order to garner public support for a proposed project: online petitioning.
This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the Environmental Protection Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the NTSB.
Rich and Kevin Gates say they will force FERC to collect $34.5 million in federal court, where a statute of limitations defense could reduce the penalties.
Maggie Henry, an elderly organic farmer from Western Pennsylvania, has joined in protesting FERC's approval of natural gas projects and fracking.
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