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 denied FirstLight’s request to change reservoir levels at its Northfield Mountain hydro plant, citing the potential impact on an endangered species.
A former FERC general counsel attempted to privately lobby Commissioner Neil Chatterjee last week in a proceeding for which he appeared to have prior knowledge of a pending order.
FERC Commissioner Neil Chatterjee acknowledged he has suffered some growing pains in his transition from Capitol Hill partisan to FERC commissioner.
FERC denied FirstEnergy’s request to transfer ownership of the coal-fired Pleasants plant in West Virginia from Allegheny Energy Supply to Mon Power.
Department of Energy, Staff Report to the Secretary on Electricity Markets and Reliability, August 23, 2017
FERC’s ruling that “resilience” is not simply a matter of onsite fuel supply won nearly universal praise outside the coal and nuclear industries.
FERC and grid operators will explore "resilience" following the commission’s rejection of Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposed rulemaking.
FERC refused Constitution Pipeline’s request to find that New York regulators had failed to act in a timely manner on the company’s water permit application.
The 9th Circuit challenged FERC's decisions allowing PG&E to include a CAISO participation adder in its transmission rates.
FERC rejected DOE’s call for cost-of-service payments to coal and nuclear generators, instead initiating a broader review of grid operators’ efforts to ensure “resilience.”
A “long-term systemic failure” of regulatory and industry practices caused the Oroville Dam crisis, an independent forensics team said in a new report requested by FERC.
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