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November 5, 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. 
Santee Cooper
FERC’s Republicans Irked by Declarations in PURPA Complaint
FERC's Republican commissioners dissented in an otherwise typical PURPA order, criticizing the majority for making “unnecessary” declarations on the case.
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
TVA Board Nominees Back Renewable Power, Affordability
Biden-appointed nominees to the TVA board stressed affordable rates and a robust renewable portfolio for the federal utility at their confirmation hearings.
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FERC Accepts PJM CTOA Revisions
FERC on Tuesday accepted revisions to PJM's Consolidated Transmission Owners Agreement, changing voting rules at the TOA-AC.
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How FERC’s Office of Public Participation is Spending its Early Days
About 30% of the calls FERC's Office of Public Participation receives have nothing to do with FERC jurisdiction, but the office isn't just hanging up.
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PJM Requests Rehearing of FTR Credit Requirement Filing
PJM asked FERC to rehear a decision that rejected the RTO’s plan to modify its financial transmission rights credit requirement calculation.
Industrial Power Services
FERC Fines Dynegy $569K for Misleading Ramp Rates in PJM
FERC approved an agreement between Dynegy and its Office of Enforcement to settle allegations that the company misrepresented its plants' ramp rates to PJM.
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Stakeholders Encourage PJM to Defend FTR Filing
Stakeholders urged PJM to hold its ground on collateral requirements for FTR traders, saying it should offer more support for a proposal that FERC rejected.
GE
FERC Rebuffs PJM Monitor in Accepting Kestrel Market Power Analysis
FERC rejected a protest by PJM’s Monitor in approving Kestrel’s updated market power analysis, saying its complaints were directed at the RTO’s rules.
NYSEG
FERC Upholds Denial of NYTOs’ Cost Allocation Complaint
FERC upheld its denial of New York transmission owners’ complaint that NYISO’s funding mechanism for transmission upgrades is unjust and unreasonable.
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EPA’s Regan Confident in Emission Trends Despite Clean Air Act Challenge
EPA Administrator Michael Regan is confident the electric power sector will continue cutting GHG emissions despite a challenge to the agency’s authority.

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