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.
The debate over metering DER in front of or behind the customer’s load was the focus of the PJM Market Implementation Committee’s most recent special session on the topic Nov. 22.
California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
FERC approved the CAISO plan to extend the temporary Tariff provisions the ISO implemented after last year’s closure of Aliso Canyon.
FERC approved settlements concerning Constellation's reactive service payments and reducing Duke Energy's return on equity.
Public Citizen filed a complaint with FERC saying that the PJM rate increase request failed to consider mitigating costs by limiting pay increases.
With winter looming, FERC last week adopted a rule that would double the “hard” RTO offer caps for day-ahead and real-time markets to $2,000/MWh.
FERC rejected Entergy Texas’ attempt to terminate a power purchase agreement with qualifying facilities at Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s Beaumont chemical plant.
FERC found that the city of Rochester, Minn., qualified as a small public utility, exempting it from certain requirements of FERC's Standards of Conduct.
Baltimore Gas & Electric
Baltimore Gas and Electric will pay $170,530 to MISO members to end a dispute over cross-system congestion costs under a settlement approved by FERC.
FERC is considering changing the way it establishes license terms at non-federal hydropower projects.
© RTO Insider - miso planning advisory committee
The MISO Planning Advisory Committee discussed making retirement notices public, including energy storage in interconnection rules and charging for Quarterly Operating Limit studies.
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