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.
Iberdrola
Avangrid is poised to expand into the Southwest after announcing that it will spend $4.3 billion in cash to acquire PNM Resources.
Demand response aggregator Voltus filed a complaint with FERC challenging the state opt-out provision in Order 719.
Congress’ first act under Joe Biden would likely be “massive” stimulus spending, including clean energy, to address the pandemic-induced recession.
Prompted by a petition from Bloom Energy, FERC proposed to include solid oxide fuel cells as qualifying cogeneration facilities under PURPA.
FERC has allowed MISO to avoid eight years of resettlement work on certain manual dispatches dating back to early 2009.
In a 142-page ruling, FERC partly affirmed an administrative law judge’s decision on PG&E’s proposed increases to its transmission rates.
Energy Bar Association
A panel examining FERC’s response to the D.C. Circuit’s Allegheny ruling evolved into an in-depth Q&A with acting General Counsel David Morenoff.
FERC declined to rehear its February order approving a NYISO proposal to apply buyer-side mitigation to energy storage resources.
FERC accepted PJM’s proposed Tariff revisions on fast-start pricing to resolve inaccuracy and dispatch misalignment issues.
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FERC approved most of PJM’s compliance filing on its expanded MOPR while reversing its position on state-directed default service auctions.
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