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.
Western EcoSystems Technology
A Colorado solar-and-battery project facing ongoing supply chain disruptions can postpone its operational start date by 21 months, FERC decided 3-1.
Michels Corporation
MISO is proposing to eschew a total subregional cost allocation in favor of a half-regional, half local zone cost sharing plan.
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Congressional Republicans stepped up attacks on the Biden Administration's energy policies this week, attempting to leverage the debt ceiling to force change.
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FERC has approved SPP tariff revisions of resource adequacy requirements that would provide LREs with an alternative approach to deficiency payments.
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FERC said last week that “by operation of law” it would not reconsider its approval of one of NERC’s new cold weather reliability standards.
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FERC has become too politicized and should use its independent authority to move the electricity industry forward, two former commission chairs said.
HDR, Inc.
FERC rejected a request to include pump storage in ISO-NE’s Inventoried Energy Program despite protests that it should be treated like other storage resources.
AEE
FERC partially accepted NYISO’s second compliance filing for Order 2222, directing the ISO to submit another within 30 days to correct inconsistencies.
NYPA
FERC approved the compliance filings of six transmission providers, including those of NYISO and CAISO, with Order 88.
Texas LNG
The fate of 2 Texas LNG developments that had their approvals remanded to FERC drew out some disagreements among the regulators’ two Democrats in recent orders.
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