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.
DC-Circuit
A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals questioned FERC over its approval of ISO-NE’s renewable exemption from the MOPR.
Rocky Mountain Institute founder Amory Lovins told the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit that electric intensity could fall even more dramatically in the future.
Solar industry officials expressed confidence that the sector will continue to grow despite the Trump administration’s tariffs on imported solar cells and modules.
Nuclear Energy Institute CEO Maria Korsnick expressed support for FirstEnergy’s request that the Department of Energy declare an emergency in PJM.
© RTO Insider
Panelists at day 2 of FERC’s technical conference on distributed energy resources (DER) focused on the role of electric distribution companies (EDCs).
MISO Chairman Michael Curran last week denied an RTO Insider story quoting him as saying that the RTO should “burn down” the 3,000-MW limit on flows between its North and South regions if necessary to prevent load shedding.
Invenergy
Grid operators and regulators hashed out the complexities of integrating distributed energy resources (DER) during a FERC technical conference on boosting the role of energy storage.
PJM filed with FERC to consider both its two-stage capacity repricing proposal and its Market Monitor’s plan to expand the minimum offer price rule (MOPR).
Energy Secretary Rick Perry indicated he was not likely to declare an emergency to keep FirstEnergy Solutions’ (FES) struggling power plants operating.
Deepwater Wind
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced two new proposed offshore wind leases for Massachusetts, while BOEM issued a call for commercial interest in the New York Bight.
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