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.
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State regulators say the push to give FERC jurisdiction over large load interconnections could leave the agency biting off more than it can chew around complex state-run processes, while failing to accomplish the intended goal of speeding approvals of hyperscale data centers.
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Not surprisingly, state regulators quickly made their concerns known about DOE's request for a new FERC rulemaking proceeding in order to “ensure efficient, timely and non-discriminatory load interconnections” for large loads, says columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Tribes asked FERC to reject a proposal from Energy Secretary Chris Wright to reverse a 2024 rule change that required consultation with them over hydropower projects proposed on their lands.
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Eleven former FERC commissioners filed a brief with the Supreme Court arguing it should uphold Humphrey’s Executor or carve out an exception for ratemaking agencies.
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The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners passed a resolution urging FERC to resist the Department of Energy’s push to give itself jurisdiction over large loads interconnecting with the grid.
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FERC denied rehearing requests regarding approved revisions to CAISO’s Open Access Transmission Tariff generator interconnection procedures, which contesting parties said rely on in part on “subjective and discriminatory criteria.”
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FERC rejected a complaint from the Kentucky PSC against AEP, finding the utility holding company's practice of spreading supplemental projects around its PJM utilities is still just and reasonable.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
FERC can make large load flexibility a reality through the implementation of the Department of Energy’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on large load interconnections, according to a new Nicholas Institute policy paper.
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FERC approved the ERO's business plans and budgets, along with a waiver to NERC's rules around use of penalty funds.
PacifiCorp
NERC has filed five reliability standards to FERC, comprising the second of three sets of standards for inverter-based resources ordered by the commission.
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