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.
The PJM MRC heard first readings on the manual changes listed below. The committee will be asked to endorse the changes — excluding those for Manual 28, which is already in effect — in November.
Operators of gas-fired generators could include the costs of ensuring fuel supplies in their energy market offers under changes being considered by PJM.
NV Energy headquarters in Las Vegas, Nev.
Company briefs on some of the companies doing business in PJM: NRG, Ameren, and information on smart meter usage from Navigant Research.
Briefs from federal agencies governing PJM Interconnection and other national organizations. This week's news include stories from the Supreme Court, the OECD, the GAO, the NRC, and other national news.
PJM is considering five capacity import zones with a combined limit (e.g. import cap) of 8,400 to 11,000 MW, officials told the Planning Committee Friday.
FERC last week approved a new reliability standard that will allow PJM and other transmission planners to plan for “non-consequential” load loss following a single contingency.
Amid complaints that the issue has not been fully vetted, members of the Capacity Senior Task Force are voting on four proposals to cap the volume of limited demand response that can clear PJM’s base capacity auction.
Delmarva Power & Light Co. must defend itself against challenges to its formula transmission rate filings for 2011 and 2012, FERC ruled
FERC reiterated its 20 MW threshold regarding purchase obligations from qualifying facilities (qf) but the panel’s two Republican members said the commission should rethink its approach.
How PJM Interconnection practices cyber security. An attack is a question of when, not if, says an RTO official.
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