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.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
FERC conditionally accepted CAISO’s Tariff revisions covering how it calculates opportunity cost adders for use-limited resources.
U.S. Air National Guard
The Trump administration released the National Climate Assessment which details the impact of climate change, a stark contrast to the president’s rhetoric.
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The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ annual meeting attracted regulators, industry representatives and other stakeholders.
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The Department of Energy convened to gather information for the department’s 2019 electric transmission congestion study.
FERC allowed MISO to designate certain Louisiana resources as commercially significant to voltage and local reliability without collecting a year of data.
Enbridge
FERC ruled that an existing Montana wind farm is exempt from a commission order requiring new generators to provide primary frequency response.
Consumers Energy
Midcontinent ISO now has a fifth wintertime waiver of its $1,000/MWh offer cap in hand after FERC approved the RTO’s request on Nov. 16.
NASA
FERC approved NERC’s revised geomagnetic disturbance reliability standard, which requires grid operators to collect data and imposes deadlines for actions.
Senate Democrats pressed Bernard McNamee to recuse himself from the resilience proceeding at FERC due to his role in crafting a controversial DOE proposal.
FERC
FERC moved to apply its proposed new methodology for calculating transmission owners’ return on equity rates to dockets in MISO and the South.
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