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.
Constellation
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 determined that GreenHat Energy and its owners violated the Federal Power Act by “engaging in a manipulative scheme” in PJM’s FTR market.
Tri-State Generation and Transmission
Regulatory hurdles remain for Tri-State G&T, despite FERC's acceptance of the cooperative's controversial exit-fee methodology for its members.
ACORE
ACORE's annual Grid Forum focused on infrastructure policy, transmission planning, energy markets and the Biden administration’s agenda.
APPrO
MISO last week said its Independent Market Monitor was reasonable with the four market changes he proposed in his 2020 State of the Market report.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE asked FERC to terminate the capacity supply obligation for the 650-MW gas-fired Killingly Energy Center in eastern Connecticut.
NERC leadership expressed impatience with the Standards Committee's decision to delay action on a new cold weather standards project.
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NERC CFO Andy Sharp said that the organization, unable to negotiate a lease for new office space, has decided not to move its Atlanta office next year.
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The critical role transmission must play in grid decarbonization is the key theme at the ACORE Grid Forum, but politics were a constant, tangential concern.
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FERC accepted the ERO Enterprise's 2022 Business Plans and Budgets, reflecting planned increases in spending by NERC and the regional entities.
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