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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Law firm Reed Smith has added former FERC Commissioner Colette Honorable and two former Schiff Hardin attorneys to bolster its FERC practice.
PJM financial traders say they fear that Pennsylvania lawmakers may tax virtual transactions in efforts to close the state’s budget gap.
In his latest column, Steve Huntoon argues in favor of FERC Order 1000 — and against the many exceptions RTOs have carved out of it.
The D.C. Circuit slapped down FERC for overstepping its authority in a ruling forcing PJM to abandon a stakeholder compromise on its MOPR.
The D.C. Circuit upheld a Connecticut law that requires utilities to enter into contracts with renewable energy facilities.
Following FERC’s technical conference on tensions between wholesale electric markets and policy initiatives, the commission invited comments on five paths.
Public power utilities in ISO-NE aren’t convinced that ISO-NE’s two-tiered capacity auction is the best way to incorporate clean energy procurements.
In response to a request for comments on paths to reconciling policies and wholesale markets, PJM officials told FERC they are pursuing three initiatives.
NY's push to derive half its electricity from clean energy must be accompanied by regulatory consistency, Renewable Energy Conference panelists said.
ISO-NE presented its monthly operations report to the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) Participants Committee's at their summer meeting.
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