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 called for an investigation into four interstate natural gas pipelines that it believes might be charging shippers in PJM, ISO-NE, NYISO and CAISO too much.
ATC won permission from FERC for a corporate reorganization that will split its existing transmission assets from Duke.
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.
The Supreme Court Monday upheld FERC’s jurisdiction over demand response, reversing the D.C. Court of Appeals in a 6-2 ruling.
By Rich Heidorn Jr.
WASHINGTON — The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected a request to stay the implementation of EPA’s Clean Power Plan while...
By Rich Heidorn Jr.
WASHINGTON — FERC Commissioner Tony Clark announced Thursday he will not seek reappointment when his term expires in June.
“After discu...
FERC has accepted ISO-NE’s 390-MW reduction in its load forecast, reflecting the impact of distributed solar resources.
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