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.
Stakeholders voiced concerns about CAISO’s annual process for determining which “discretionary” policy initiatives the ISO should pursue in the coming year.
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A coalition of environmental groups and clean energy developers called for upgrades in New York’s transmission system at the ACENY 10th Annual Conference.
MISO has filed with FERC its proposal to implement a separate three-year forward capacity market for its retail-choice areas.
Solar power developers are asking FERC to overrule Montana regulators on how much NorthWestern Energy should pay to PURPA projects.
Still unable to reach consensus, PJM members balked again last week at a request from a group of demand-side stakeholders to revisit Capacity Performance.
FERC approved revisions to the MISO-PJM JOA on Order 1000 cross-seam transmission projects, while denying rehearing requests.
Southwest Power Pool CEO Nick Brown said during his president’s report that cybersecurity issues will be SPP's biggest challenge in 2017.
FERC granted the request by Dan's Mountain Solar to reinstate its position in the PJM interconnection queue, which the company lost due to delays.
FERC denied Dominion's request for rehearing of an order rejecting its challenge to ISO-NE’s 2016 Forward Capacity Auction over a paperwork error.
MISO announced on Friday it had changed 4 elements of its proposed forward capacity auction, prompting renewed calls to delay filing at FERC.
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