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.
President Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program evaded controversy in his confirmation hearing.
The bulk power system showed improved ability to rebound from severe storms last year while continuing to improve on most other reliability metrics.
FERC ruled CPV must provide additional information to prove it adequately mitigated market power at its newly opened Towantic Energy Center.
FERC identified 13 additional transmission owners it said should change accounting practices that could inflate rates by underestimating tax credits.
FERC denied a rehearing request of its November 2017 order on remand regarding transmission cost allocation in the WestConnect planning region.
Federal courts rejected two challenges involving FERC Order 1000: one to Minnesota's ROFR law, and another to MISO's interregional cost allocation.
FERC granted PacifiCorp a stay on the commission’s order regarding an application to transfer the company’s license for its Klamath Hydroelectric Project.
Trent Lott and John Breaux have joined a new organization to build political support for the carbon dividend proposal by Republican party elders.
FirstEnergy Solutions says ISO-NE’s request to prop up Exelon’s Mystic plant shows why FERC should take emergency action to bail out coal and nuclear.
NYISO Vice President of Operations Wes Yeomans told the Management Committee the ISO is prepared to meet peak demand this summer.
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