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.
Sponsors of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market told FERC it should OK the proposal as is, saying critics’ objections are flawed or irrelevant.
Commissioner says FERC hasn't done enough to help the public understand how to intervene in energy infrastructure project proceedings.
NEPOOL's Participants Committee acted on modified proposals for ORTPs used for Forward Capacity Market parameters in the 2025/26 capacity commitment period.
MISO staff and stakeholders clashed in front of board members on whether the RTO’s proposed capacity accreditation design should move forward.
Clean energy advocates are contesting MISO’s request for another extension to comply with FERC Order 841.
PJM’s minimum offer price rule is living on borrowed time if the comments at FERC’s technical conference on capacity markets are any guide.
Landowners told FERC that they doubted its new Office of Public Participation would improve the commission’s decision-making on natural gas infrastructure.
FERC found the tax relief granted to a solar farm being constructed in Virginia does not fall under PJM’s MOPR or qualify as a state subsidy.
FERC conditionally approved NextEra Energy Transmission’s $660 million purchase of GridLiance transmission operations in MISO, SPP and CAISO.
FERC granted MISO permission to embed the production costs of providing spinning reserves in its market prices.
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