Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
FERC opened an inquiry into whether it should continue to grant blanket authorizations for holding companies to purchase public electric utility securities.
FERC rejected SPP’s proposed market power test for the Western Energy Imbalance Service, saying it gave the Market Monitor too much discretion.
FERC approved a settlement between PJM and 81 parties to reduce the $1.8 billion in penalties assessed against generators that underperformed during Winter Storm Elliott.
FERC found SPP mostly in compliance with the directives of Order 881.
FERC Commissioner Mark Christie used orders on two transmission projects to blast the commission’s “ridiculously generous” incentives.
A report by FERC, NERC and Texas RE focused on the risk of natural gas disruptions to utilities' black-start restoration plans.
The Department of Energy released its final guidelines for the designation of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, which are narrowly defined areas where transmission is urgently needed to ensure reliability and affordability and advance “important national interests.”
FERC’s December meeting was the last open meeting for both its longtime Secretary Kimberly Bose and Commissioner James Danly, both of whom were honored for their service.
FERC has reaffirmed that MISO can exclude renewable resources from providing ancillary services in its markets.
FERC's latest Critical Infrastructure Protection audits produced only four recommendations, the fewest of any year since the program's inception in 2016.
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