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.
Although President Trump has dismissed climate change as a threat, the Defense Department has been planning for it since at least 1977.
U.S. Air National Guard
The Trump administration released the National Climate Assessment which details the impact of climate change, a stark contrast to the president’s rhetoric.
Public Citizen is urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to start overseeing PJM’s embattled financial transmission rights market.
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The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ annual meeting attracted regulators, industry representatives and other stakeholders.
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The Department of Energy convened to gather information for the department’s 2019 electric transmission congestion study.
The National Energy Technology Laboratory accused PJM of providing misleading analysis of its resource availability during last winter’s “bomb cyclone.”
NASA
FERC approved NERC’s revised geomagnetic disturbance reliability standard, which requires grid operators to collect data and imposes deadlines for actions.
Senate Democrats pressed Bernard McNamee to recuse himself from the resilience proceeding at FERC due to his role in crafting a controversial DOE proposal.
123rf
FERC would no longer review mergers valued at less than $10 million under a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
The White House
Transmission owners will be required to reduce their rates to reflect reduced corporate income taxes under a proposal issued by FERC.
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