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.
President Biden promised to provide new economic opportunities to coal miners and communities as he announced sweeping actions to address climate change.
President Biden named Commissioner Richard Glick as FERC chairman, replacing Republican James Danly, who held the gavel for little more than two months.
President Biden immediately began to reverse the Trump administration’s energy and environmental policies, including rejoining the Paris Agreement.
FERC stopped short of ordering RTOs/ISOs to modify market rules to foster hybrid resources, instead directing them to submit reports on existing efforts.
The D.C. Circuit rejected the Trump administration’s ACE Rule for regulating GHG emissions, saying EPA misconstrued the law.
FERC spent its last open meeting during President Trump’s tenure welcoming a new member and rejecting proposed orders by outgoing Chairman James Danly.
NEPOOL’s Markets Committee recommend the Participants Committee support tariff changes that would prevent resources from locking in prices for seven years.
SPP has hired former FERC senior staffer Leonard Tao to serve as its first director of FERC policy.
A new report recounts actions state attorneys general took to mitigate the Trump administration’s weakening of regulations on energy and climate.
President-elect Joe Biden should avoid the mistakes President Barack Obama made in attempting to reduce emissions, environmental law experts said.
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