October 2, 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. 
SEEM
SEEM Opponents File Rehearing Requests
Opponents of the recently instituted Southeast Energy Exchange Market are seeking to overturn its approval, granted last month by a deadlocked FERC.
C-SPAN
Biden Signs $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
President Biden signed the $1.2 trillion, bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, drawing praise from across the energy sector.
FERC
FERC Tech Conference Focuses on Long-term Planning
FERC Chair Richard Glick said there is “a lot to be done” to build out the transmission grid to handle the clean energy transition.
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NARUC Panelists Optimistic on Transmission Planning ANOPR
Utility and RTO officials at NARUC’s annual meeting expressed hope for FERC’s recent ANOPR aimed at improving regional transmission planning.
UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021
Here’s What Key Glasgow Sectoral Initiatives Mean for 1.5 C
A Climate Action Tracker report says the 2030 NDCs and binding long-term and net-zero targets out of COP26 will only keep temperature rise to 2.1 C.
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FERC-State Tx Task Force Begins Work
The Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission convened its first meeting before NARUC with optimism, debates and a sense of urgency.
Princeton University
NARUC Panel Examines Pathways to Net Zero
A trio of experts at NARUC's annual meeting presented various perspectives on reaching net-zero emissions.
SEEM
FERC Accepts Key Tariff Revisions to SEEM
FERC accepted revisions to four SEEM utilities' tariffs implementing the special transmission service used to deliver the market’s energy transactions.
Constellation
P3 Seeks 3rd Circuit Review of PJM MOPR
The PJM Power Providers Group petitioned the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals to review PJM’s narrowed MOPR after FERC deadlocked on the RTO’s proposal.
Google
FERC Levies $242M in Fines on GreenHat, Owners
FERC determined that GreenHat Energy and its owners violated the Federal Power Act by “engaging in a manipulative scheme” in PJM’s FTR market.

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