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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FERC denied CPower’s request for a one-time waiver to replace the results of a failed demand response audit.
SEIA, Solar Foundation
President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on imported solar materials may not spur domestic manufacturing, but it will boost costs, analysts said.
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Generators fared better during the early January cold snap than in the 2014 polar vortex, officials told Congress, but New England needs to take urgent preventative action.
TransCanada
Some PJM generators will have additional time to submit unit-specific exemptions to the MOPR before the RTO’s capacity auction next month.
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In his first Capitol Hill appearance as FERC chairman, Kevin McIntyre said he still sees a place for coal and pledged the commission would maintain its independence as it conducts its new resiliency inquiry.
Ameren Illinois
The number of state officials and utilities announcing actions because of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act signed by President Trump last month keeps growing.
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FERC Chairman Kevin McIntyre declined to say whether the commission will investigate how attorney William S. Scherman allegedly learned the contents of a pending order.
The Organization of MISO States called on FERC to order the nation’s utilities to cut rates in response to a recent reduction in federal corporate tax rates.
SPP told members how it will respond to the FERC order that found the RTO was suppressing investment signals by not allowing quick-start resources to set LMPs.
FERC issued decisions related to CAISO’s resource adequacy program and transmission service in the Pacific Northwest.
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