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.
Raab Associates
FERC Chair Richard Glick delivered the keynote speech at Raab’s New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable, which focused on transmission planning.
PennEast Pipeline
Developers of the proposed PennEast natural gas pipeline canceled the project, conceding defeat despite a victory before the U.S. Supreme Court in June.
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The site of the Weymouth natural gas compressor station previously hosted both a coal facility and a fuel storage tank.
Matt Irving/Bureau of Land Management
Four manslaughter charges against PG&E in the 2020 Zogg Fire followed the first lawsuit against the utility for starting the still-burning Dixie Fire.
PPL
FERC approved PPL’s purchase of Narragansett Electric in Rhode Island from National Grid for $3.8 billion, giving the Pa.-based company a foothold in ISO-NE.
PJM
PJM transmission owners provided no evidence that they are having difficulty raising capital but insisted the law was on their side in their bid to rate-base network upgrades.
Resources for the Future
More granular data and improved computing power are allowing economists to refine their climate change predictions — and, they hope, influence policy.
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Panelists dissected FERC’s proposed rulemaking on transmission planning and cost allocation, noting what the commission left out and the challenges ahead.
NYISO rejected most comments on its treatment of distributed energy resources and aggregations, urging FERC to accept the its Order 2222 compliance filing.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) called on FERC to speed up action on several matters, including pipelines and the Southeast Energy Exchange Market.
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