Search
`
November 28, 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. 
MISO
FERC OKs MISO Agreements Following TO Funding Ruling
FERC approved several interconnection and facilities service agreements submitted by MISO to comply with a 2019 commission ruling.
FERC Rejects GreenHat Arguments in Shell Case
FERC rejected GreenHat Energy's arguments in a rehearing request on its contract dispute with Shell Energy.
© RTO Insider LLC
UPDATED: FERC Proposes to Narrow RTO Incentive
FERC voted to approve a supplemental NOPR that would scale back a transmission rate adder designed to encourage utilities to join RTOs.
FERC Rejects Mich. Transco’s EV Charging Bid
FERC sided with 2 Mich. utilities in a turf war with METC over its request to spend $15 million on a pilot project to build chargers for long-haul trucks.
Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
FERC OKs Carbon Pricing Policy Statement
FERC approved a policy statement on how it would review carbon pricing proposals in organized wholesale electricity markets.
Report: US Should Target 100% EV Sales by 2030
A report from UC Berkeley calls for massive ramp-up of solar and charging infrastructure so the U.S. can reach 100% EV sales by 2030.
Biden Budget Seeks Major Spending Hikes on Climate
President Biden’s opening bid on the 2022 budget makes good on his promise to use a “whole of government” approach to address climate change.
FERC Seeks Comments on PJM Capacity Market
FERC is asking for stakeholder comments regarding its technical conference last month on capacity markets and the role of PJM’s MOPR.
CAISO’s 1st System RMR Agreement Set for Hearing
FERC sent CAISO’s first systemwide RMR agreement to settlement proceedings after the ISO raised questions about the contract's fairness.
Installing EV Chargers and Equity in Low-income Communities
ACEEE found that only six states have policies encouraging or requiring environmental justice be built into programs for rolling out EV chargers.

Want more? Advanced Search