FERC & Federal
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities.
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The clean energy transition in the U.S. is creating a grid that is increasingly distributed and increasingly digital, making it vulnerable to cyberattacks.
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Congress must pass pending legislation that would enhance reliability by spurring transmission, renewables, energy efficiency and EVs, the NRDC says.
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Participants in a U.S. Energy Association webinar said electric industry stakeholders must work together to address supply chain issues.
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FERC approved NERC's removal of language from CIP-014 requiring compliance evidence to be stored on site.
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FERC approved two NOPRs on Thursday aimed at improving utilities' planning for the long-term impacts of climate change to the bulk power system.
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The DOE's message is clear: interconnecting solar, wind and other clean energy projects to the grid must be made simpler, faster and fairer.
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FERC approved Texas RE's settlement with AEP over communication failures during a 2018 load loss incident.
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FERC raised concerns that several proposed changes to NERC's Rules of Procedure may negatively impact on the ERO's compliance enforcement programs.
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FERC commissioners expressed alarm over forecasts of potential supply shortfalls this summer in the West, ERCOT, MISO and SPP.
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FERC approved a slate of penalties against an electric utility, an RTO and a government agency for violations of NERC reliability standards.
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