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.
Uncertainty over the grid’s vulnerability to sabotage could lead to wasteful and excessive spending, a new congressional report warns.
PJM says its FERC Order 1000-compliant hybrid cost allocation for regional transmission projects won't be in jeopardy following a federal appellate court ruling last week.
State utlity regulators criticized rules that restrict states’ ability to contract for capacity last week at MACRUC's annual education conference, and called on PJM and FERC for changes.
News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Load and supply factions deadlocked Thursday, as members rejected three proposed changes to the MOPR.
PJM and state officials pledged to develop a regional plan, like RGGI, to minimize the cost of complying with the EPA's carbon rule, but lawmakers in coal-dependent Kentucky and West Virginia may be more interested in fighting the regulation than in joining in.
FERC approved NERC reliability rules on geomagnetic disturbances, personnel training and capacity modeling.
News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the Environmental Protection Agency, Congress, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
FERC rejected calls for a technical conference on its November order allowing the sharing of non-public operational information between interstate gas pipelines and electric transmission providers.
The California ISO’s expansion of its energy imbalance market to six other states have some asking the question: Is this the beginning of an RTO West?
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