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.
Former FERC and Texas PUC Chair Pat Wood talked about the early days of power markets and their future at Yes Energy's EMPOWER Conference.
MISO hopes to become the next RTO with a limited express lane in its interconnection queue to help get badly needed generation online faster.
FERC approved two new standards outlining how entities must conduct energy reliability assessments to identify potential future emergencies.
The PJM Planning Committee endorsed by acclamation revisions to Manual 14H to conform with changes to the RTO’s surplus interconnection service process FERC approved in February.
Pluvia, a firm based in Puerto Rico, has asked FERC to find that its project of shipping energy from the mainland to the island via batteries on cargo ships could trigger commission jurisdiction.
FERC has given the Palisades Nuclear Plant special permission to exceed MISO’s 36-month limit on generator suspensions as owner Holtec International works through the plant’s reopening.
ISO-NE requested authorization from FERC to collect import tariffs while simultaneously arguing that the RTO “is not the appropriate entity” to do so.
FERC approved settlements between ReliabilityFirst and two separate utilities in its footprint for violations of NERC reliability standards.
With data centers already causing “major disturbances” on the grid, the industry could learn lessons from the recent growth and implementation of IBRs, according to a new Elevate Energy Consulting study.
While the majority of IRA tax credits and incentives have gone to develop clean energy projects in Republican districts and states, House leadership leans heavily toward fossil fuel-producing states,
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