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March 11, 2026

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.
Eversource
Cybersecurity, Climate Change Lead FERC Conference
Attendees at FERC's annual Reliability Technical Conference discussed major challenges to electric reliability, including cybersecurity and climate change.
ACORE
Report: SEEM’s Benefits Beaten by Other Models
According to a new report, the proposed Southeast Energy Exchange Market is outperformed by multiple alternatives in its goals of cost and emissions reduction.
FERC Chair Richard Glick
Senate Hearing on FERC Jurisdiction Focuses on Everything Else
A U.S. Senate committee hearing featuring FERC commissioners focused on issues outside of FERC’s jurisdiction, including Democrats’ energy proposals.
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FERC Deadlock Allows Revised PJM MOPR
PJM’s narrowed MOPR will be effective in the RTO's next capacity auction after FERC deadlocked 2-2 on the proposal.
Raab Associates
Glick, Panel Discuss Critical Role of Tx in Decarbonizing NE
FERC Chair Richard Glick delivered the keynote speech at Raab’s New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable, which focused on transmission planning.
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NERC Board Approves Atlanta Office Move
NERC's Board of Trustees gave its approval for the organization to sign a lease on new office space in Atlanta and to file an amended budget to FERC.
Shutterstock
Conn. Regulator Nudges ISO-NE to Share Tx Data to Support OSW
State solicitations have helped lower offshore wind prices, but DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes says the next challenge for the sector is transmission.
PJM
Counterflow: Participant Funding and Its Discontents
Steve Huntoon says the participant funding model makes as much sense today as it did 20 years ago — despite FERC's second thoughts expressed in its July ANOPR.
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FERC Denies Rehearing of ISO-NE Capacity Market Values
FERC denied a rehearing request by EPSA and NEPGA related to the recalculated values used in ISO-NE’s Forward Capacity Market.
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FERC Pauses Transmission Upgrade Charges for NE Solar Dev
FERC ordered New England Power and Narragansett Electric to temporarily cease assessing direct assignment facility charges to a solar developer.

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