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December 14, 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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NEPOOL Supports Timeline Revisions for ISO-NE Order 2023 Compliance
The NEPOOL Participants Committee voted to support an expedited filing adjusting several key dates in ISO-NE’s compliance proposal for FERC Order 2023.
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MISO Petitions 8th Circuit in Dispute with SPP over Data Center-strained Flowgate

MISO is seeking judicial review of two FERC decisions preventing the RTO from recouping costs or revising a joint procedure with SPP over a shared North Dakota transmission line that has become congested by a new cryptocurrency mining facility.

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FERC Accepts ISO-NE Compliance Filing on Interconnection O&M Costs
FERC has accepted a compliance filing by ISO-NE and the New England transmission owners eliminating interconnection customers’ responsibility to pay for operations and maintenance costs on interconnection network upgrades.
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FERC Approves $180M Annually for RMR Deals with Brandon Shores and Wagner Plants
FERC approved settlements on reliability must run deals that will keep the Brandon Shores Generating Station and the H.A. Wagner Generating Station in Maryland running until May 31, 2029.
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FERC-NARUC Collaborative Examines Ongoing Issues with Gas-electric Coordination
FERC and state regulators heard from experts on the state of gas-electric coordination, which continues to be an issue as the two industries systems are increasingly interdependent.
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State Regulators Weigh Drafting Alternative to MISO Tx Cost Allocation
Regulators of MISO states are mulling whether they should work together to offer up an entirely new cost allocation for the RTO’s long-range transmission projects.
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After Hitting Milestones, Markets+ Participants Advance on Phase 2

Markets+ stakeholders will have little opportunity to ease up in coming months despite a wave of favorable developments for the market.

 
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Oxbow Incident: FERC Denies Solar Farm’s Waiver
FERC has denied a solar developer's waiver request for a 24-month extension of its commercial operation deadline for a planned facility in northwestern Louisiana.
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Consumers Defend Local Transmission Planning Complaint from Protests
A large confederation of consumer groups defended its complaint against local transmission planning processes, arguing FERC needs to address the issue of increasing spending in the often lightly regulated space.
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Stakeholders, NERC Respond to FERC Large Loads Investigation
Stakeholders urged FERC to consider reliability and consumer costs when weighing approaches to co-located large loads.

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