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.
PJM could lose as much as 7,000 MW of generation by 2018 under long-awaited cooling-water regulations approved late yesterday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
What plants are covered by EPA's cooling water rule and what do they have to do?
FERC may need to reconsider its fuel-agnostic policies to preserve coal and nuclear generation threatened by environmental rules and market forces, Commissioner Tony Clark told the PJM Annual Meeting last week.
News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the FERC, NRC and Senate.
After a record-breaking winter in which it narrowly avoided load shedding, PJM says it is confident it can keep air conditioners running this summer. But forward prices suggests costs may be higher than last year.
FERC said it will grant a blanket waiver from OATT requirements for utilities whose only transmission assets are generator tie lines.
PJM’s Order 1000 transmission planning process may exclude consideration of non-incumbent proposals on projects subject to state rights of first refusal (ROFR), FERC ruled last week.
Acting on the eve of PJM’s base capacity auction, the FERC Friday approved most of PJM’s new dispatch rules for demand response but rejected a plan to curb speculation in the auction, saying it created undue barriers to entry.
PJM transmission owners must notify the RTO when elements of their operations are reclassified as part of NERC's new Bulk Electric System (BES) definition.
News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the FERC, TVA, DOE, NRC and the White House.
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