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.
Borrego Solar Systems
Residential customers will be charged about $55/month to participate in community solar programs in Dominion Energy territory in Virginia.
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Congress must pass pending legislation that would enhance reliability by spurring transmission, renewables, energy efficiency and EVs, the NRDC says.
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PG&E and Tesla have asked owners of Powerwall batteries to be part of an aggregated storage program to help California meet its reliability challenges.
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A panel of legal experts said the Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. EPA could place constraints on congressional efforts to address climate change.
Sen. Ed Markey via Twitter
An ISO-NE official sat down with some of the RTO’s biggest critics, including Sen. Ed Markey, who pushed her on its clean energy efforts and transparency.
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ISO-NE proposed to FERC that all new distributed energy resources go through state interconnection processes, rather than TOs determining which process.
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FERC approved NERC's June spreadsheet notice of penalty, including settlements over reliability standard violations submitted by SERC and MRO.
PJM
Columnist Steve Huntoon is disillusioned by FERC's retreat from Order 1000's requirements for competition in transmission.
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PJM consumer advocates and transmission owners appear headed for a showdown over a proposed review of the RTO’s use of designated entity agreements.
Xcel Energy
FERC has approved SPP tariff revisions that establish an annual process for developing a single set of uniform zonal planning criteria.
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