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.
Cooperative Energy
MISO confirmed it will make a second bid to FERC to establish a temporary fast lane in its interconnection queue, this time limiting the process to 50 generation projects.
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A NERC manager emphasized that the ERO's new compliance abeyance policy is meant to be used only in rare circumstances.
NYPA
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition by New York TOs seeking to overturn a FERC decision rejecting their request to be able to self-fund network upgrades.
SPP
SPP is preparing participants for the next phase of Markets+ development, when stakeholders will build the day-ahead market's systems, processes and procedures.
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MISO said starting with the 2026/27 planning year, it will require its demand response resources to demonstrate actual demand reductions through tests to weed out imposters in the capacity market.
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President Donald Trump’s policies and the growth in demand from data centers and other new customers have changed the trajectory of the power system, speakers said at the Energy Future Forum.
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PJM’s Public Interest and Environmental Organization User Group voiced mixed views on the RTO’s policy trajectory, praising advances in generation interconnection over the past year while raising concerns about rising costs and transparency.
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Former FERC Chair Willie Phillips, now a partner with Holland & Knight, says his old agency is in good hands with its current membership.
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FERC partially approved three entities' Order 2023 compliance filings, directing them to address mostly minor — but a few substantive — issues in their submissions.
Sargent & Lundy
FERC refused MISO’s first attempt to enact a special pathway in its interconnection queue for generation projects labeled necessary by state regulators.
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