Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil; reviews proposals to build LNG terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines; and licenses hydropower projects. FERC also oversees operations of regional wholesale electricity and natural gas markets and oversees the reliability of the bulk electric system.
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Attendees at the gridCONNEXT conference, including the acting under secretary of energy and U.S. representatives, debated federal energy policy.
Stantec
Louisiana-based power generator Pelican Power is the first to register a complaint over MISO’s yearslong miscalculation in its capacity auctions in an effort to stop the RTO’s retroactive pricing corrections.
The White House / FTC
Supreme Court justices appeared ready to overturn a 90-year precedent that has limited presidents' authority to fire members of independent regulatory agencies like FERC.
Calpine
Under a federal antitrust settlement, Calpine Corp. will divest ownership in several generation assets on the PJM and ERCOT grids as a condition for its acquisition by Constellation Energy.
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FERC Commissioner David Rosner was supportive of the Department of Energy’s request that the commission assert authority over the interconnection of large loads while emphasizing the importance of collaboration and consensus-building in response to concerns raised by state regulators.
Grid Strategies
The power industry’s own demand forecasts expect national summer peak to swell by 166 GW by 2030, Grid Strategies said in its latest load growth report.
Ameren Missouri
MISO said it will not postpone the kickoff of a study on its 2025 cycle of interconnection requests, rebuffing stakeholders’ requests for a slowdown to clear some of the queue’s four-year backlog.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
FERC approved an SPP tariff revision designed to accelerate the addition of new generation by quickly adding shovel-ready incremental capacity at existing generating sites.
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The Independent Market Monitor filed a complaint asking FERC to determine that PJM has the authority to hold off on large load interconnections if they would jeopardize transmission security or resource adequacy.
Amazon
FERC approved a transmission security agreement between PECO Energy and Amazon for a data center planned in Falls Township, Pa.
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