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.
Shell Energy asked the D.C. Circuit to review two FERC rulings in the GreenHat default case it denied the company a role in settlement negotiations.
For his EnVision Forum, FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee chose his home state of Kentucky, dependent on coal plants, to discuss the changing energy landscape.
Former utility commissioners Ann McCabe, David Svanda and Betty Kane argue for a greater role for OPSI in the PJM stakeholder process.
The EnVision Forum by FERC and the University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Energy Research featured discussions on storage, markets and transmission.
Transmission owners asked PJM to convene a meeting with stakeholders and produce a schedule that allows for time between FERC’s decision and the next BRAs.
Stakeholders reminded PJM to tread lightly when it comes to determining the “reasonableness” of estimated construction costs.
FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee's daylong EnVision Forum brought a who’s who of electric policymakers to the University of Kentucky.
FERC approved Dominion Energy's request to change the basis for its transmission rates from an annual coincident peak formula to one based on monthly peaks.
FERC denied a rehearing request of PJM’s mark-to-auction provision, which gives PJM leverage to secure collateral for declining portfolios in its FTR market.
FERC rejected a trio of complaints from American Municipal Power over how MISO and PJM address their pseudo-tied generation.
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