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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FERC Clarifies Cold Weather Standard Approval, Effective Date
FERC provided additional clarity on its directive that NERC submit informational filings on the implementation of its most recent cold weather standard.
SPP
FERC OKs SPP Extension of Dispatchable Interchange Transactions into Real-time

FERC approved an SPP tariff change that adds real-time dispatchable interchange transactions to its Integrated Marketplace, extending the current day-ahead market dispatchable transaction model into the real-time balancing market.

Rainbow Energy Center
Trade Group Submits 2nd Complaint Against MISO Capacity Auction Repricing
A trade group representing multiple MISO power producers has lodged a complaint against retroactive pricing revisions in MISO’s 2025/26 capacity auction, joining Pelican Power in calling the repricing unlawful.
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Energy Efficiency Dismissed from MISO Capacity Market
MISO ended its 10-year run allowing energy efficiency in its capacity market, as FERC allowed the change to take effect.
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Energy Policy Debates Take Center Stage at gridCONNEXT Conference
Attendees at the gridCONNEXT conference, including the acting under secretary of energy and U.S. representatives, debated federal energy policy.
Stantec
Louisiana Gen Co. First to Lodge Complaint Over MISO Auction Error and Price Corrections
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 Seem Skeptical on Agency Independence
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
DOJ, Constellation, Calpine Reach Antitrust Settlement
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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Rosner Voices Support for Large Load ANOPR
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
Grid Strategies: Pace of Load Growth Continues to Speed up
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.

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