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 reaffirmed its denial of a complaint that NYISO improperly implemented its buyer-side market power mitigation exemption test.
FERC ordered RTOs and ISOs to file reports detailing their current practices and planned changes on five price formation issues.
A summary of FERC orders approved at its open meeting last week related to NYISO.
FERC allowed SPP to use one of its 2016 panelists to complete the 2015 panel evaluating proposals for the RTO’s first competitive solicitation under Order 1000.
This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on USDA, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the solar Investment Tax Credit and the Keystone XL pipeline.
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy ventured into somewhat unfriendly territory at NARUC’s annual meeting to defend the Clean Power Plan.
Con Ed said it may end its use of the wheel when its current term expires on April 30, 2017.
The Clean Power Plan may face an uncertain future in the courts, but investors and utility executives said it won’t upset the long-term shift away from coal-fired generation and toward increased efficiency.
PJM asked FERC to approve cost responsibilities for $687 million in transmission upgrades included in a revised RTEP.
New York officials and others asked FERC to rehear an order that exempted renewable generation and self-supply resources from buyer-side mitigation rules.
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