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 voted 2-1 to extend PJM’s MOPR to all new state-subsidized resources, saying it was needed to combat price suppression in the RTO’s capacity market.
FERC released the disputed fuel-cost policy at the center of a complaint PJM’s Monitor filed against the RTO for not penalizing a generator.
An overflow crowd of more than 200 people attended Raab Associates’ 164th New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable in Boston.
Advanced meters represent more than half of the meters in service, but demand response growth has been choppy due to slow adoption of time-of-use rates.
FERC approved Tariff revisions refining ISO-NE’s rules for conducting competitive transmission solicitations, a process that may be tested this month.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider its precedent that allows FERC to issue “tolling” orders to delay action on requests for rehearing.
MISO is moving ahead with a proposal to bring solar generation into market dispatch, reusing many rules that brought dispatchable wind generation.
FERC rejected transmission rate challenges against Pepco and Delmarva Power & Light that questioned the accounting of the utilities' prepaid pension assets.
FERC approved PJM-MISO JOA revisions regarding coordinated system plans and approved tighter site control requirements in MISO's interconnection procedures.
FERC ruled that it doesn’t need access to TerraForm Power’s accounting records under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005.
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