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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Western RTO Effort Makes Gains on Funding, Legal Analysis
The West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative is advancing on its $570,000 funding target. And its members also are wading deeper into one of the key subjects it was conceived to address: CAISO's governance.
Energy Harbor
FERC Approves Vistra Purchase of Energy Harbor, Requires Divestment
FERC approved Vistra's purchase of Energy Harbor, which will allow Vistra to set up a new clean generation/retail firm while spinning off the combined firms' fossil plants into a separate subsidiary.
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SPP MSC Approves ‘Duty of Candor’ Tariff Language
Western state regulators approved SPP Markets+ tariff language designed to address a “gap” in the accuracy of information to be shared with the market monitor under FERC’s duty of candor requirements.
We Energies
We Energies Secures FERC Permission to Switch Coal Interconnection with Gas Plant
FERC has allowed We Energies a MISO tariff waiver, making it simpler for the utility to trade gas for coal at its Oak Creek campus in Wisconsin.
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FERC Rejects Rehearing Request for Mystic Agreement Disclosures
FERC ruled the Mystic Agreement arrangement provides sufficient assurance that the inputs to the filed rate are accurate.
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FERC Meets at Howard Law School and Gets Update on OPP Activity
FERC got a presentation of its Office of Public Participation’s 2023 Annual Report at its monthly open meeting, which was held at Howard University’s School of Law.
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FERC Rejects Pump Storage Projects Over Navajo Objections
FERC rejected preliminary permits for seven pump storage projects on Navajo land, saying it no longer will consider projects that are opposed by host tribes.
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FERC Finalizes Winter Reliability Standards from 2021’s Uri
FERC finalized new mandatory reliability standards aimed at ensuring utilities do not cut off power to critical natural gas infrastructure during cold weather events.
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Consumer Collective Again Asks FERC to Strike ROFR Laws from MISO Planning
An alliance of consumer groups asked FERC to address its 2022 joint complaint against MISO’s practice of deferring to state rights of first refusal laws in its regional transmission planning.
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DC Circuit Hears Arguments on FERC LNG Plant Approval
The D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments on FERC’s approval of the Commonwealth LNG facility in Cameron, La.

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