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.
FERC has granted MISO an additional three months on two temporary waivers of its tariff after the grid operator hit delays on software upgrades.
FERC’s interconnection proposal won wide praise, but some generation developers were dismayed that the commission failed to address participant funding.
Transmission planners see an increasing role for grid-enhancing technologies but disagree over whether they will be transformative or limited.
Industrial energy users and other ratepayers are balking at FERC’s proposal to abandon Order 1000’s competition measures.
Mid-America Regulatory Conference’s annual meeting tackled climate justice, workforce diversity, Order 2222 and the ongoing solar panel investigation.
Time is running out to build the infrastructure needed to meet climate challenges, transmission planners, generation developers and others warned.
ERCOT’s Board of Directors has resolved one of two contentious issues between staff and stakeholders, setting the other aside for the time being.
FERC Commissioner Mark Christie said the agency's transmission NOPR gives the states plenty of flexibility to plan their public policy-focused projects.
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FERC is investigating ISO-NE’s role in alleged fraud by a project developer taking part in the RTO’s capacity market, the grid operator disclosed.
Ex-FERC Commissioners Norman Bay and Colette Honorable told war stories and commented on recent commission rulemakings at a forum on energy storage policy.
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