Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil; reviews proposals to build LNG terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines; and licenses hydropower projects. FERC also oversees operations of regional wholesale electricity and natural gas markets and oversees the reliability of the bulk electric system.
MISO
FERC said MISO should spread the costs of keeping a Michigan coal plant running past its retirement date over the RTO’s entire Midwest region.
MISO
A new attack on regional transmission planning threatens to unravel a decade of progress toward a more reliable, affordable, and interconnected electric grid, says Ted Thomas.
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Members of the Organization of MISO States are divided on whether the organization should register comments in a FERC complaint that could fundamentally change the way MISO can plan its long-view transmission.
PJM
The Market Implementation Committee discussed the significance of PJM falling short of its reliability requirement and other details in the results of the 2026/27 Base Residual Auction.
Duke Energy Renewables
NERC's new standards aim to satisfy FERC's directive to develop reliability requirements for inverter-based resources.
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The governors of Pennsylvania and Virginia have requested that PJM consider former FERC Commissioners Mark Christie and Allison Clements to fill two vacant seats on the RTO’s Board of Managers.
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The departure of Mark Christie as chair of FERC likely signals the end of the agency's longstanding independence.
ITC Holdings
FERC approved an SPP tariff change that allows interconnection customers without a pending request to ask for interim service when the study cluster’s window is closed.
LG&E
The D.C. Circuit remanded to FERC an order rejecting a mitigation plan LG&E and KU Energy filed to replace its longstanding obligation to de-pancake rates for wholesale customers.
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In a surprise move, President Donald Trump will tap Democratic Commissioner David Rosner to become FERC chair, multiple news outlets have reported.
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