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.
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared sympathetic to FERC’s request to dismiss a challenge to its ruling on SPP’s Order 1000 rules.
Witness after witness at the FERC technical conference cited California competitive wholesale markets, often in an unflattering context.
President Trump reportedly has nominated Rob Powelson and Neil Chatterjee to fill two Republican vacancies on FERC, a step toward restoring a quorum.
Witnesses told the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources that the threat posed by electromagnetic pulse (EMP) events is a major concern.
TVA's Watts Bar 2 nuclear unit, which went offline in March because of an equipment problem, is expected to remain down until sometime this summer.
FERC has approved the MISO uncontested settlement for cost allocation among its members for the use of the SPP grid.
In the afternoon of day one of FERC's major technical conference focused on PJM, with CEO Andy Ott, IMM Joe Bowring and state regulators testifying.
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Speakers told FERC this week that RTO capacity markets are in serious danger from state renewable procurements and subsidies for nuclear plants.
Executives from PJM, NYISO and ISO-NE will gather with stakeholders at FERC to seek ways to incorporate policies on greenhouse gases into wholesale markets.
FERC staff wants more details on MISO’s proposed pro forma pseudo-tie agreement, which the RTO hopes to begin enforcing in June.
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