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 approved Dynegy's request for a waiver of a change-in-ownership notice of its Lee plant, but the request has prompted an investigation into the plant's reactive power rates.
ITC
FERC has declined to involve itself in a dispute over whether Consumers Energy must transfer ownership of transmission assets to its former subsidiary.
Google
FERC opened hearing procedures to determine the fairness of reactive power rates for a 195-MW Tilton Energy gas-fired plant.
To Steve Huntoon, it's obvious where the recent Department of Energy proposed rule to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission came from: Murray Energy.
ISO-NE
FERC accepted ISO-NE’s updated cost of new entry (CONE) and offer review trigger price (ORTP), effective March 15, 2017.
FERC approved NYISO’s more stringent testing requirements for generators providing black start and system restoration services.
Republic Transmission
LS Power’s Republic Transmission won FERC approval for incentives to construct MISO’s first competitively bid transmission project.
FERC rejected a bid by New England transmission owners to increase their return on equity to levels before a 2014 commission order.
SPP
FERC rejected SPP’s proposed cost allocation for its seams project with Associated Electric Cooperative Inc.
FERC Commissioner Robert Powelson said "I did not sign up for blowing up the markets" to applause at the 2017 OPSI Annual Meeting.
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