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.
Rep. Andy Harris inserted language into a U.S. House appropriations bill to effectively force two wind turbine projects to move farther offshore.
While PJM stakeholders were meeting to consider yet more changes to the Reliability Pricing Model, public power representatives took their case to Congress.
ISO-NE presented guidance for distribution-connected generation to the NEPOOL Reliability/Transmission Committee.
The OMS voted to lodge a protest in an ongoing dispute over whether states can prohibit energy efficiency resources from entering RTO markets.
Avangrid earned $120 million in the second quarter, up 17% because of new rate plans, improved cost management and increased renewable energy production.
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SPP is accepting applications from industry experts for an independent panel reviewing the RTO’s 2018 competitive transmission construction proposals.
PJM said that a court ruling remanding a FERC order on the RTO’s minimum offer price rule (MOPR) won’t have any impact until FERC addresses the decision.
The White House announced that President Trump intends to nominate lawyer Kevin McIntyre as chairman of FERC.
A federal judge dismissed challenges to Illinois’ zero-emission credit program, saying the plaintiffs lacked standing.
FERC staff approved MISO’s proposal to allow generators to withdraw from its interconnection queue without penalty if they undergo a three-stage evaluation process.
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