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.
123rf
FERC would no longer review mergers valued at less than $10 million under a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
The White House
Transmission owners will be required to reduce their rates to reflect reduced corporate income taxes under a proposal issued by FERC.
FERC approved a set of Tariff revisions covering California Independent System Operator's new reliability coordinator services.
CAISO
FERC has accepted CAISO’s revised proposal to protect electricity ratepayers from funding shortfalls in the ISO’s congestion revenue rights market.
EDP Renewables
FERC clarified that rehearing requests on Order 845 did not delay its effective date, only the date that compliance filings are due.
NERC stakeholders are expected to consider a new standard authorization request to address inverter-based resources after the Standards Committee rejected two proposed by CAISO.
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NERC’s Board of Trustees and Member Representatives Committee held their quarterly meetings at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta. Here are some of the highlights.
FERC approved ISO-NE’s plan to correct a key calculation in evaluating delist bids, a change that could reduce capacity prices.
PJM stakeholders dug in further on the RTO’s proposed revamp to its capacity market, reiterating comments made in FERC’s paper hearing on the proposal.
ACORE's Renewable Energy Grid Forum took place at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco, within blocks of the headquarters of major tech companies.
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