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.
FERC has approved a $2 million expenditure to allow NERC to leave its current office space in the Atlanta Financial Center by next year.
Columnist Steve Huntoon says a new Brattle study challenging the use of participant funding is fatally flawed.
The first day of EBA's Mid-Year Forum included discussions on FERC's inquiry into transmission cost allocation and organized market developments in the West.
SPP is searching for ways to advocate change in the natural gas industry following the latter's role in February’s disastrous winter storm outages.
Panelists at a FERC technical conference on energy and ancillary services markets agreed that rules should be changed to incent new resource types.
Offshore wind is often mismatched with consumer demand for electricity; better transmission planning can help avoid curtailment, congestion, report says.
FERC announced on Wednesday the Southeast Energy Exchange Market will move ahead after the evenly split commission failed to reach a decision in time.
The NYISO Business Issues Committee Ok'd tariff revisions related to implementing a revised approach to the current transmission constraint pricing logic.
FERC’s inquiry into transmission planning and cost allocation prompted a flood of comments, most of them agreeing on the need for some changes.
Panelists at the Smart Electric Power Alliance's conference shared their concerns about the proposed Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM).
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