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.
The D.C. Circuit upheld FERC’s ruling that directed PJM to implement a new cost allocation method for transmission projects addressing stability issues.
NYISO said it looks forward to a more supportive political environment at the federal level & touted high customer satisfaction ratings in a recent survey.
Last week's outages in ERCOT were on the minds of many witnesses at FERC’s technical conference on RTO/ISO credit practices.
FERC rejected PPL's argument that a customer group's complaint over its return on equity was incomplete because of an amendment to Opinion 569.
FERC approved PJM’s proposal to provide more transparency in its process for designating immediate-need transmission projects.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a FERC ruling that found a 2016 merger had left three ITC Holdings subsidiaries no longer fully independent.
FERC ordered Wisconsin Electric Power Co. and a Northern Michigan cooperative into settlement proceedings to resolve a complaint over excessive rates.
FERC rejected a claim that CenterPoint Energy concealed $625 million equity investment from a hedge fund manager that brought on new management.
FERC remanded a settlement agreement between SPP and GridLiance High Plains back to the chief administrative law judge to resume hearing procedures.
FERC's Richard Glick said he may seek new reliability standards to ensure better preparation for severe winter conditions following prolonged outages.
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