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.
FERC rejected RTO Insider’s bid to force the New England Power Pool to open its meetings to the public and press, saying it lacked authority to act.
A federal judge asked lawyers to find common ground in a case that pits Pacific Gas & Electric against FERC over billions in power purchase agreements.
The NATF, EPRI and NERC gathered reps from utilities, RTOs, regional entities and government agencies to discuss improving the bulk electric system.
FERC issued deficiency letters to all six jurisdictional RTOs and ISOs over their proposed energy storage rules, pressing for definitions, tariff citations and other details.
FERC denied the New York Department of Environmental Conservation's request for rehearing and stay on the Northern Access natural gas pipeline.
Despite record-high capacity factors and reduced operating costs, the U.S. nuclear power industry is threatened by federal and state policies and an "increasingly distorted" energy market, NEI CEO Maria Korsnick said.
Transportation Security Administration officials defended efforts to protect the country’s natural gas pipelines, telling FERC they are adding more staff.
Gas-fired generation continues to rapidly gain market share at the expense of coal, a trend likely to accelerate this year, according to reports.
FERC denied KEPCo’s complaint that Westar Energy had twice violated its generation formula rate in assessing its own rates and federal income tax reduction.
Panelists at the ACORE Renewable Energy Policy Forum agreed that the Green New Deal has put climate change to the fore of U.S. politics like never before.
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