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.
FERC’s proposed policy statement on carbon pricing won wide support, although some expressed doubt that it will spur adoption.
PJM moved closer to restarting its capacity auctions with FERC’s approval of its new energy and ancillary services revenue offset calculation
ISO-NE asked FERC if it could seek its direction to improve its fuel security after the commission rejected the RTO’s ESI market design.
The Biden administration will likely go for moderate change to federal energy policy rather than large packages, NARUC’s ERE Committee heard.
With his path to re-election narrowing, President Trump demoted FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee, replacing him with Republican James Danly.
A GOP-controlled Senate means President-elect Biden's ability to include incentives for renewables in a recovery package will be limited.
MISO is gearing up to draft rules before it welcomes thousands of DER aggregations into its markets in response to FERC Order 2222.
PJM
FERC will hold a technical conference on credit risk best practices to prevent a repeat of PJM’s GreenHat Energy default.
FERC approved SPP’s affected-system order compliance filing and the RTO's proposal to revise its fast-start pricing practices.
U.S. transmission system requires restructuring and greater alignment with public policy goals, industry insiders said at WIRES’ fall meeting.
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