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.
Grid-enhancing technologies took center stage last week at a WATT Coalition summit on ways to wring efficiencies out of existing transmission facilities.
FERC's transmission NOPR will provide a "positive framework" said Eversource's Bill Quinlan.
President Biden said he will nominate FERC Chair Richard Glick for another five-year term. If confirmed, Glick could be on the commission well into 2027.
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FERC approved tariff revisions to correct a defect in how CAISO sets penalty prices for the relaxation of intertie transmission
constraints.
FERC has allowed MISO to use a separate-but-equal postage stamp rate divided between MISO Midwest and MISO South for some of its major transmission buildout.
FERC continued to tell utilities to refund premiums they earned on top of extraordinarily high prices in August 2020 during a heat wave.
Order 2222 filings have been contentious in every region, including New England.
FERC denied rehearing requests from transmission providers and others on Order 881.
The gas industry said FERC's permitting policies could chill development while an environmentalist called the agency's decisions “lazy” during an EBA panel.
Bipartisan efforts to craft a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are threatening tax breaks for renewables and storage, a former Senate aide told EBA.
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