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July 23, 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. 
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Top Energy Trade Groups Highlight 2023 Goals at USEA
Top leaders from Washington, D.C. and energy trade groups gathered in person for the U.S. Energy Association's Annual State of the Energy Industry Forum.
Michels Power
DC Circuit Upholds FERC’s Refund Order in Ameren Illinois Case
The court upheld a FERC order requiring $11.5 million in refunds from Ameren Illinois after 10 years of misreporting costs.
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SPP MOPC Briefs: Jan. 17-18, 2023
SPP and MISO plan to apply for grants from the Department of Energy to help fund five transmission projects recently identified in their JTIQ work.
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Renewables, Electrification Increase Uncertainty for RTOs
What the RTOs told FERC about how they are working to ensure reliability despite a changing generation mix — and what the commenters think of their plans.
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Stakeholders Weigh in on RTOs’ Responses to Changing System Needs
RTO stakeholders presented FERC with a cornucopia of suggestions for dealing with electrification and the increasing penetration of renewables.
Allete Clean Energy
FERC Allows One-time Bypass of MISO IC Queue Fees
FERC granted a waiver to several renewable energy projects that allows their developers to circumvent MISO’s fee distribution.
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Phillips Presides over 1st FERC Meeting as Chair
Acting FERC Chairman Willie Phillips presided over his first open meeting, announcing a roundtable on environmental justice and his key staffers.
Entergy
Fifth Circuit Demands an Explanation from FERC on Long-Pending Grand Gulf Complaints
Federal judges ordered FERC to explain why state regulators' complaints against Entergy have been pending for up to six years.
Shutterstock
FERC Orders Further Southern Tariff Revisions
FERC conditionally accepted Southern Company's compliance filing on its rate protocols but said more work is needed to make the protocols just and reasonable.
National Grid
FERC Approves NYPA Cost Recovery for Smart Path Project
FERC Ok'd New York Power Authority’s transmission rates for the Smart Path Connect transmission project after the utility showed it received state approval.

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