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September 10, 2024

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. 
DOE
NYISO Management Committee Briefs: June 12, 2018
NYISO Vice President of Operations Wes Yeomans told the Management Committee the ISO is prepared to meet peak demand this summer.
IPL
MISO Intervenes in IPL Storage Appeal
MISO filed to intervene in IPL’s appeals challenging FERC decisions on energy storage compensation and dispatch within the RTO.
WAPA Formally Requests SPP’s RC Services
WAPA said it has submitted a formal request to SPP for reliability coordinator services on behalf of two of its balancing authorities.
HSU Builders
DC Circuit Upholds FERC Order on PJM FTRs
FERC sufficiently justified its decision to revise how PJM allocates revenues from transmission congestion, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
Please Feel Free to Surprise Us
The authors of the DOE memo supporting coal and nuclear subsidies took the spaghetti approach – throw everything against the wall and hope something sticks.
© RTO Insider
FERC: No Emergency on Grid
FERC commissioners told Congress that the grid is not facing a national security emergency, as the Trump administration has claimed.
FirstEnergy Solutions, Energy Information Administration Electric Power Monthly, March 2018
Five Questions on Trump’s Coal, Nuke Bailout
Since President Trump directed Energy Secretary Rick Perry to prevent additional coal and nuclear plant retirements, the administration has provided no additional details.
© RTO Insider
With Big Nukes Dwindling, Supporters Focus on Modular
Small modular reactors are more easily tailored to varying usage and sites, industry experts told the annual meeting of Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners (WCPSC).
© RTO Insider
Overheard at MARC: Renewables, Rates, Seams and Pilots
Interregional transmission planning challenges and the growth of renewable energy, particularly wind power were among the topics of discussion at the 2018 Mid-America Regulatory Conference.
FERC Rejects Stay of Presque Isle SSR Surcharges
FERC rejected a Michigan request for a stay of a previous order approving MISO’s refund report related to a system support resource (SSR).

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