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.
FERC denied the bid by Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) to recover $38 million in taxes deferred over decades, saying it had waited too long
MISO will seek a series of waivers in order to implement wintertime energy offer caps after FERC rejected the grid operator’s proposed cap design.
FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee defended his idea for interim price supports as a response to the Department of Energy’s grid resiliency pricing rule proposal.
NERC CEO Gerry Cauley seems unlikely to return to his job if his estranged wife’s allegations are true.
Department of Energy officials traveled to Baltimore to make their case for coal and nuclear price supports at the NARUC Annual Meeting.
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Speakers at the New England-Canada Business Council's annual conference discussed the DOE NOPR and state renewable portfolio standards.
FERC found that MISO did not adequately comply with its directives in Order 831, which stipulated changes to the RTO's hard and soft offer cap processes.
Kansas Electric Power Cooperative
FERC issued rulings in three SPP transmission cases, mostly siding with the RTO but rejecting its proposed changes to classifying service upgrade costs.
FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee said he will seek an interim “lifeboat” to ensure the survival of struggling coal and nuclear plants.
Inland Mariners
FERC opened a fresh settlement proceeding to determine the fairness of DTE’s decreased revenue requirement for reactive power services.
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