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.
MISO
FERC approved MISO’s plan to permanently double its hard offer cap but told the RTO to clarify some details about the proposal in a compliance filing.
Avangrid
A FERC administrative law judge ruled that municipal utilities and commission staff failed to prove that a group of transmission owners’ base return on equity is unjust.
ISO-NE
FERC accepted ISO-NE’s request to terminate 11 MW of the capacity supply obligations (CSOs) for a Maine wind farm.
Wind Energy Transmission Texas
SPP said that its Board of Directors has created a Holistic Integrated Tariff Team (HITT) to take an all-encompassing look at the different challenges facing the RTO.
AES
FERC gave MISO the go-ahead on a second type of market definition for energy storage.
MSCPA
FERC has cleared ITC Holdings subsidiary Michigan Electric Transmission Co. (METC) to buy transmission assets from Michigan South Central Power Agency (MSCPA).
American Rivers
FERC approved an uncontested settlement between SPP and several of its members to implement a formula rate template and protocols for a new member.
MISO
FERC rejected state and local regulators’ rehearing request over MISO’s plan to include its South region in cost sharing for its TMEPs with PJM.
Invenergy
Stakeholders filed comments on FERC Order 841, which required RTOs and ISOs to allow energy storage resources full access to their markets.
PJM
The Kentucky PSC rejected Kentucky Power's supplemental transmission project to make upgrades at two of its substations, citing FERC's ruling on PJM's stakeholder processes.
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