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 ruled that MISO generation owners must now give a year’s advance notice to the grid operator before they can retire or suspend resources.
Stakeholders at NASEO's Winter Policy Summit debated whether energy offices should act as hubs for bringing stakeholders together and fostering collaboration.
FERC ordered show cause proceedings on PacifiCorp’s and NV Energy’s interconnection rules while approving changes to limit speculative projects in Nevada.
A new report found that nearly all coal plants studied “are more expensive to run than replacing their generation capacity with either new solar or wind.”
FERC approved Great River Energy’s request for transmission rate incentives for two MISO Multi-Value Projects it is working on.
A political war is looming over the interpretation and implementation of both the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.
Jim Richmond, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
FERC settled a dispute between NextEra Energy and Avangrid over whether the former should be responsible for upgrading a circuit breaker at Seabrook.
Tony Clark and Vince Duane question whether the single marginal price construct still works with the increase in low-cost intermittent resources.
Michael Surran, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
PJM members’ vote to limit resources’ capacity interconnection rights is not likely to end the dispute over how the RTO accredits intermittent resources.
The partisan divide was clearly visible at the House Energy panel's first hearing, but witnesses suggested they might find common ground on permitting “reform.”
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