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 newly established Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) governing body kicked off its first meeting last week by electing its leadership.
The SPP Market Monitoring Unit filed its 2015 State of the Market report with FERC, saying the Integrated Marketplace’s second year of operation showed “significant maturing.”
CAISO is proposing to amend its Tariff to expand the definition of a “load-serving entity” to include any organization granted authority to serve its own electricity needs.
FERC ordered PJM transmission owners to change how they plan supplemental projects and separately OKd a proposal to exempt low-voltage reliability upgrades from competition.
Fellow Mortals Wildlife Hospital's dispute with American Transmission Co. (ATC) over its trees will go to trial after a judge this month denied the utility’s motion to dismiss the case.
Eleven respondents have submitted proposals for the Duff-Coleman project in MISO, the RTO’s first competitive project under FERC Order 1000.
Panelists at the PJM Grid 20/20 summit discussed the challenges of conflicting state public policy, competing interests and the impact on the RTO's competitive markets.
Vice President of Finance Jo Biggers has left MISO after 16 years, the RTO announced last week.
FERC approved rule changes to improve the ability of energy storage resources to participate in CAISO markets.
PJM removed capacity-deficiency and administrative penalties it had proposed for its fuel-cost policy rules; offering a single formula-based one to FERC.
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