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December 13, 2025

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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MISO IMM to State Regulators: Good Intentions Behind LRTP Criticism
MISO Independent Market Monitor David Patton addressed the recent controversy surrounding his longstanding criticism of MISO’s latest, $22-billion long-range transmission portfolio at the Organization of MISO States’ Resource Adequacy Summit.
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FERC Summer Assessment Shows Risks from Growing Demand, Extreme Weather
FERC's summer assessment shows rising demand and prompted Chair Mark Christie to discuss recent developments in PJM.
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FERC Commissioners Split on Incentives for Valley Link Transmission
FERC rejected the formula rates and hypothetical cost structure proposed for the Valley Link portfolio of transmission projects but granted it incentives.
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Deadline Approaching for ERO Cold Weather Reports
Registered entities have until May 15 to submit required information about their generating units' cold weather performance.
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PJM MIC Briefs: May 7, 2025
PJM’s Market Implementation Committee discussed a proposal to revise its governing documents to allow DR resources to participate in the regulation market when there may be energy injected at the customer’s point of interconnection
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NERC Offered to Help with Iberia Outage Investigation, Robb Says
NERC's Board of Trustees heard updates on the ERO's response to April's outages in Spain and Portugal, while approving updates to its regional delegation agreements and a Level 3 alert on inverter-based resources.
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SPP Approves 6th Competitive Transmission Project
SPP approved its sixth competitive project under FERC Order 1000, a 345-kV transmission line in Oklahoma, with two more upgrades in the pipeline.
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DOJ Seeks PJM Market Data for Review of Constellation-Calpine Merger
As part of its review for the Constellation-Calpine merger, DOJ asked PJM for a major trove of market data as it looks into the region where the two firms' operations overlap the most.
SMS Group
Stakeholders Ask FERC to Soften MISO’s Proposed DR Accreditation
Stakeholders asked FERC to force MISO to cut or dilute some of the harsher requirements of its proposed demand response participation and accreditation package.
Yes Energy
FERC Approves $110K Penalties in RF
FERC approved settlements between ReliabilityFirst and two Cogentrix entities with a total penalty of $110,000, along with additional settlements in SERC's footprint.

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