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 SPP’s new rules for how it commits and pays “multi-configuration” combined cycle plants.
The House Subcommittee on Energy met for the latest in its hearings on cybersecurity in the electric industry.
FERC rejected Big Rivers Electric’s request for a waiver to keep MISO interconnection rights for one of its coal plants through late 2017.
WEC reported net income of $194.4 million for the fourth quarter. The earnings call focused largely on the company’s natural gas initiatives.
FERC accepted the PJM compliance filing on its fuel-cost policies for generating units but required the RTO to make another compliance filing.
FERC approved a settlement between the city of Rochester, Minn., and the Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency over a CapX2020 transmission project.
FERC accepted the PJM proposal to exempt transmission facilities that operate below 200 kV from its competitive proposal process.
FERC rejected SPP’s proposed method for measuring generators’ reactive power, saying it said would result in excessive and unnecessary costs.
Preparing for the loss of its quorum, FERC issued an order delegating additional authority to staff and approved two massive natural gas pipelines.
Commissioner Norman Bay gave his perspective on the impact of the shale gas revolution in a FERC order approving a pipeline.
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