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      <title>Decision: FERC seeks comment on demand response compensation in organized markets</title>
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      <title>Policy Statement:  FERC issues its new Policy Statement on Civil Penalty Guidelines</title>
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      <title>Decision: FERC issues its decision on negotiated rates for Tres Amigas Transmission Project</title>
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      <title>Decision: FERC issues its decision on disclaimer of  jurisdiction</title>
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      <title>NOPR:  FERC issues NOPR seeking comment on defining transmission facilities subject to reliability standards reliability standards.</title>
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      <title>Decision:  FERC issues its decision directing NERC to modify the procedures it uses to develop mandatory bulk electric system reliability standards.</title>
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      <title>Decision:  FERC issues its decision directing NERC to modify Reliability Standard BAL-003-0</title>
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      <title>Decision:  FERC issues its decision directing NERC to modify Reliability Standard TPL-002</title>
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      <title>Item M-1: FERC enhances Enforcement Program with new Civil Penalty Guidelines</title>
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      <title>FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff comments on the direction of the new Civil Penalty Policy</title>
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      <title>Item E-11 &amp; E-12: FERC approves negotiated rates for Tres Amigas Transmission Project</title>
      <description>FERC today approved a negotiated rate plan for the three-way transmission station in New Mexico intended to provide consumers with more access to renewable resources.</description>
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      <title>FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff comments on the Tres Amigas orders before the Commission today</title>
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      <title>Item E-8: FERC proposes to define transmission facilities subject to reliability standards</title>
      <description>FERC acted today to protect the reliability of the nation&amp;#146;s bulk electric power system with a proposal to standardize the definition of transmission facilities subject to mandatory reliability standards.</description>
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      <title>Item E-2, E-3 &amp; E-10: FERC directs NERC to modify standards development procedures</title>
      <description>FERC took action to protect reliability of the nation&amp;#146;s transmission gird today by directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to modify the procedures it uses to develop mandatory bulk electric system reliability standards.</description>
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      <title>FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff comments on all the reliability orders before the Commission today</title>
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      <title>Item E-1: FERC seeks comment on demand response compensation in organized markets</title>
      <description>FERC today issued a proposal that would expand opportunities for demand response resources in organized wholesale electricity markets.</description>
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      <title>FERC seeks comment on the Draft Report of the National Action Plan on Demand Response</title>
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