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.
Members will consider rules allowing batteries, flywheels and other advanced energy storage technologies to participate in the PJM capacity market.
Federal Briefs - news items from federal agencies that impact companies doing business in PJM. Today's stories include news from the DOE and FERC.
Two bipartisan bills signed by President Obama this month may open PJM to new generation from hydropower - a source many thought was fully exploited.
PJM officials gave the TEAC a status report Thursday on their analysis of the 26 proposals for correcting stability problems at Artificial Island in NJ.
PJM will add new processes for those seeking exemptions from generator operating parameters under changes endorsed by the MIC Wednesday.
In a split decision for financial traders, an appellate court Monday sent a dispute regarding PJM’s line-loss collections back to FERC.
Are RTO market rules too clumsy and complicated to prevent gaming and protect consumers? An analysis of the JP Morgan settlement for clues.
PJM MRC members heard first reading on a problem statement to review potential changes to the Cost of New Entry (CONE) triennial review process on August 1, 2013.
PJM's MRC approved a tariff amendment so that Wind farms that fail to follow PJM’s electronic dispatch signals will no longer receive lost opportunity cost payments.
The PJM MRC Committee Thursday abandoned a year-long effort to establish a long-term Capacity product.
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