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.
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The U.S. is facing an unprecedented wave of demand growth. Competition between states and FERC is not the answer. Cooperation is, says Nick Myers of the Arizona Corporation Commission.
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A new FERC report adds to the growing body of work showing the complexity of confronting the seams issues likely to arise between the West’s two day-ahead markets when compared with challenges at the borders between RTOs and ISOs in the Eastern U.S.
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FERC largely approved compliance filings by three California investor-owned utilities related to interconnection queue requirements.
EIA
FERC staff warned that severe weather events "could create tight supply conditions" in some areas during the coming winter months.
Xcel Energy
FERC has closed its enforcement investigations into possible unlawful activity related to 2021’s Winter Storm Uri, just a few months before the statute of limitations on the issue is to expire.
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FERC Chair Laura Swett presided over her first monthly open meeting at the helm of the commission, giving her a chance to set the tone for her tenure.
Google
There's a clear parallel between what FERC did to speed the building of new generation at the turn of the millennium and what DOE wants to do today to accelerate the growth of critical data infrastructure, says former FERC Chair Pat Wood III.
Alcoa
FERC greenlit MISO’s plan to require its demand response to make real-world demand reductions to fulfill the RTO’s testing requirements.
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FERC approved LS Power’s deal to sell 12.9 GW of its gas generation in PJM, NYISO and ISO-NE, as well as its 6-GW demand response business, CPower, to NRG Energy for $12 billion.
Duke Energy Renewables
The Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council filed a petition with an appeals court to toss two recent FERC orders that granted SPP’s request to modify provisions for clean energy resources’ capacity accreditation.
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