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.
With its window for limited tree felling closing in four weeks, Constitution Pipeline is again asking FERC for permission to allow the operation in New York.
FERC found adjusting the ARR allocation rules “are a necessary step” to correct the TCR underfunding, but it set the amount available in the allocation process at 60%.
PJM joined more than a dozen other parties in calling for a FERC review of power purchase agreements that would provide FirstEnergy and AEP a guaranteed return for their struggling generating stations in Ohio.
A parade of witnesses implored the CFTC to reverse its position in a case that they say could undermine the broad exemptions the commission granted RTOs and ISOs in 2013.
This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on EPA's MATS rule, Norman Bay, the Interior Department, the Energy Department and Donald Trump.
FERC denied rehearing of its September order endorsing the interim Winter Reliability Program for ISO-NE.
Lawyers for Maryland and Competitive Power Ventures got little support from Supreme Court justices during oral arguments in the latest federal-state jurisdiction case Wednesday.
FERC issued a Notice of Inquiry, seeking comment on potential changes to its rules on the provision and compensation of primary frequency response.
FERC Chairman Norman Bay said he is reserving judgment on whether PURPA needs another overhaul until after an upcoming technical conference.
FERC approved FirstEnergy’s plan to spin off the transmission assets of three of its utilities into a new subsidiary.
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