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.
MISO is mounting a third attempt to gain FERC approval to overhaul the cost allocation design for economic transmission projects after previous rejections.
James Danly attended his first FERC open meeting as a commissioner, albeit virtually, as it was held by teleconference due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Independent power producers and renewable energy groups petitioned FERC to convene a conference on integrating carbon pricing in the electric markets.
MISO will ask FERC to waive its June 25 deadline for developers to demonstrate site control for projects entering MISO South’s 2020 interconnection cycle.
MISO is offering stakeholders a compromise on one of two proposals it will file with FERC, removing a provision that would eliminate capacity credits for slow-response LMRs.
XO Energy has filed a new challenge to the way PJM and its Independent Market Monitor prevent gaming in the FTR market.
FERC will hold a technical conference July 23 on the “technical and market issues” raised by the growth of hybrid generation and storage resources.
PJM must rebill parties with interest to reverse incorrect cost assignments for transmission projects to meet individual utilities’ planning criteria.
FERC issued a flurry of orders delegating authority and waiving requirements in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
FERC reaffirmed its conclusion that the results of ISO-NE’s 2013/14 Winter Reliability Program were just and reasonable despite the fact that the largest participants may have had market power.
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