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.
FERC ordered a technical conference to investigate overlapping congestion charges imposed on pseudo-tie transactions between MISO and SPP.
FERC partially accepted Dayton Power and Light’s transmission rate incentives request, requiring more information on its petition for an RTO participation adder.
The MISO Advisory Committee discussed possible design elements of the RTO’s sector setup after FERC said the new sector is only temporary.
NYISO is nearing a vote on market participation rules for hybrid storage and generation resources, with plans to submit the proposal in 2021.
FERC rejected a new argument by the Louisiana PSC in a 17-year-old case tied to a now terminated agreement among Entergy’s operating companies.
MISO is not resting after FERC recently accepted its transmission cost allocation plan, promising more such work on long-term and interregional projects.
SPP may have been incorrectly charging transmission customers for their use of certain facilities, GridLiance High Plains says.
FERC rejected Exelon’s complaint against ISO-NE’s request for proposals for competitive transmission projects addressing reliability needs in the Boston area.
MISO’s Board of Directors is expected next month to approve MISO and PJM’s first major interregional transmission project.
FERC approved new rules likely to reduce load-modifying resources’ capacity accreditation in MISO, despite several protests from RTO members.
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