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 denied AEP's request for a waiver of nonperformance penalties under PJM’s Capacity Performance construct for delivery year 2019/20.
A joint FERC-NERC review of nine utilities’ system recovery plans found them satisfactory but also recommended improvements.
This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the Algonquin Pipeline, the connected entities NOPR and the Energy Department.
FERC dismissed a challenge by project opponent Stop the Pipeline to thwart the Constitution Pipeline project.
SPP CEO Nick Brown promised the Board of Directors and Members Committee that the RTO will complete the oft-delayed Z2 crediting project this year.
Independent power producers and EPSA jointly filed complaints with FERC against power purchase agreements FirstEnergy and AEP have proposed to Ohio.
Entergy’s operating companies don’t have to sign new purchase power agreements with most QFs above 20 MW, FERC ruled.
FERC denied a request by two energy companies to declare they were not affiliates of the investment management wing of Fidelity Investments.
Under FERC’s proposal, each generators’s incremental energy offers would be capped at the higher of $1,000/MWh or an RTO-verified cost-based offer.
FERC gave final approval to revisions to seven critical infrastructure protection reliability standards.
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