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April 9, 2026

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.
Sternberg, Naccari & White
LaCerte Nominated to Complete Phillips’ Term at FERC
The White House has nominated David LaCerte to FERC for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026. The seat became open when Willie Phillips resigned.
Fluence
CGA Says New MISO Info Guide on Queue Fast Lane Shows Plan is Unfair
Clean Grid Alliance claims new information MISO has released on its interconnection queue fast lane definitively shows the plan would be detrimental to independent power producers and should be rejected by FERC.
Jim Henderson, CC BY-SA-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
FERC Accepts NYISO’s Firm Fuel Tariff Revisions
FERC approved NYISO’s tariff revisions that change the mechanism by which generators opt in to the “firm fuel” capacity accreditation resource class, enable modeling improvements related to natural gas constraints and update the bidding requirements for capacity suppliers.
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FERC Faces Challenge in Balancing Executive Order and Legal Requirements
FERC has a tightrope to walk in balancing the requirements of a White House executive order requiring sunset clauses in regulations pertaining to energy, some of which are foundational to the economic regulation of electricity, while keeping its response in line with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Yes Energy
RA Technical Conference Comments Urge a Variety of Market Reforms
Comments about FERC's technical conference argued for a variety of reforms to address resource adequacy.
City of Nixa
D.C. Circuit Declines Review of SPP Cost Allocation
The D.C. Circuit denied a review of a FERC decision that allowed SPP to incorporate transmission facilities into one of its pricing zones, spreading the costs to the zone’s customer base.
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Chang Highlights Interrelated Challenges Facing Industry at WIRES
FERC Commissioner Judy Chang, in a speech at WIRES' summer meeting, laid out how the major issues facing the power industry are related and how important it is to the future of competition that they are addressed correctly in the long term.
MISO
MISO to Axe Energy Efficiency from Capacity Market
MISO said it no longer will recognize energy efficiency as a capacity resource beginning with the 2026/27 auction.
Idaho Power
FERC Launches Section 206 Proceeding for Idaho Power
Idaho Power must prove it does not have unjust market power in its balancing authority area, FERC ruled.
Yes Energy
N.J. Mulls PJM Withdrawal amid Energy Shortfall Predictions
Anger over a recent dramatic rate hike and fears of energy shortfalls because of a predicted future rise in demand have prompted New Jersey to look anew at whether the state should consider pulling out of PJM.

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