January 1, 2025

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. 
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US Offshore Wind Industry Set to Take Off
With major projects being completed this year, OSW is poised to become a major source of electricity and good jobs, panelists at a BNOW conference said.
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PJM Board of Managers to Seek Capacity Auction Delays
The PJM Board of Managers on Monday announced it will seek a delay in the 2025/26 Base Residual Auction scheduled for this June, as well as future auctions.
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FERC Gets Advice, Criticism on Environmental Justice
FERC received passionate testimony from panelists at its roundtable on incorporating environmental justice and equity into its infrastructure permitting.
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Industry Says DOE Proposal Would Exacerbate Transformer Shortages
DOE's proposal to update efficiency standards for distribution transformers would make supply shortages of the key grid equipment worse, industry argued.
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FERC Urged to Close ‘Regulatory Gap’ on Tx Costs
State regulators and others urged FERC to increase oversight of “local” transmission projects while TOs insisted existing cost controls are sufficient.
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Webinar Wades into Push to Revise US Permitting Rules
The U.S. must change permitting processes to deploy federal infrastructure money and ensure CO2 reductions needed to avoid the worst climate change impacts.
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Republicans Opening Offer on Permitting is Missing Electric Tx
House Republicans are moving the first energy permitting bill through Congress, but it lacks any provisions around electric transmission.
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MISO Issued Show-cause on Seasonal Capacity Auction Values
FERC issued MISO a show-cause order saying it appeared to violate its tariff by failing to publish a system-wide unforced capacity ratio ahead of its auction.
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FERC Order May Delay MISO’s 1st Seasonal Capacity Auction
MISO will likely delay its capacity auction by at least a month after FERC issued a show-cause order regarding a capacity ratio the RTO is required to publish.
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FERC Refuses Rehearing of PG&E-San Francisco Dispute
FERC refused to rehear a case in which PG&E and San Francisco have argued for 18 years over distribution service to San Francisco’s public utility customers.

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