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.
SEEM
Opponents of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market asked the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn FERC's approval of the expanded bilateral market.
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A FERC audit of FirstEnergy found numerous instances of misallocated costs that may have been passed through to customers.
NTE Energy
The order complicates ISO New England's capacity auction scheduled for Monday.
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Washington utilities Avista and Tacoma Power will not delay their entry into the Western EIM, despite BPA’s decision to postpone joining by two months.
DOE
The Bonneville Power Administration said it will delay its entry into the Western EIM by two months to work out technical and training issues.
National Forest Service
PG&E ended five years of probation, but the judge in charge of the case said the utility remains a danger to Californians in high fire-threat areas.
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The D.C. Circuit overruled FERC in cases brought by San Francisco against the commission and PG&E, which the city said refused to provide required service.
PacifiCorp
FERC partly rejected Order 864 compliance filings by NorthWestern, Duke Energy and PacifiCorp regarding changes caused by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
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Federal regulators again pushed for ISO-NE to get rid of its Minimum Offer Price Rule.
SEEM
FERC accepted changes proposed by members of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market, intended to provide greater transparency and fairness.
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