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 rejected LS Power’s request for rehearing on SPP Order 1000 procedures and accepted the RTO’s December compliance filing.
SPP’s next 10-year transmission plan will consider three future scenarios to assess the potential impact of EPA’s Clean Power Plan.
FERC on Thursday approved a rule to improve coordination of the natural gas and electric markets, adopting two gas scheduling changes but declining to move the start of the gas day to 4 a.m. CT from 9 a.m.
SPP could comply with the EPA’s Clean Power Plan through a $45/ton carbon adder and 7.8 GW of additional generation, most of it wind, the RTO said.
More than a decade after the MISO-PJM seam was formed, no cross-border projects have been approved and built, NIPSCO said.
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FERC has asked for comments on the pros and cons of six potential rule changes, proposed by NIPSCO, intended to push PJM and MISO to create cross-border transmission projects.
This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the Supreme Court, the Fish & Wildlife Service, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the EPA.
A Florida power trader under investigation for market manipulation over up-to-congestion trades says that an “unfair” investigation by FERC has ruined his business.
PJM plans to respond by Friday to FERC's questions about its Capacity Performance proposal and may delay its May capacity auction, officials said Wednesday.
Still hoping to win approval for its proposed revamp of capacity market rules, PJM asked FERC Tuesday to delay the May 11-15 Base Residual Auction.
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