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.
At the first in-person MRC meeting since the pandemic, PJM faced opposition to proposals regarding FERC filings and a change to the capacity offer cap.
Reactions to the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA came fast and, predictably, framed with an eye on the upcoming midterm elections.
The Supreme Court ruled that EPA lacks authority to compel generation shifting to reduce CO2 emissions, citing a lack of “clear congressional authorization.”
The company behind a Massachusetts gas plant agrees to pay a $17 million penalty and hand back $26 million in profits after FERC found that it misled ISO-NE.
FERC has granted MISO an additional three months on two temporary waivers of its tariff after the grid operator hit delays on software upgrades.
FERC’s interconnection proposal won wide praise, but some generation developers were dismayed that the commission failed to address participant funding.
Transmission planners see an increasing role for grid-enhancing technologies but disagree over whether they will be transformative or limited.
Industrial energy users and other ratepayers are balking at FERC’s proposal to abandon Order 1000’s competition measures.
Mid-America Regulatory Conference’s annual meeting tackled climate justice, workforce diversity, Order 2222 and the ongoing solar panel investigation.
Time is running out to build the infrastructure needed to meet climate challenges, transmission planners, generation developers and others warned.
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