Enforcement
Staff Presentation | Staff Report on the Office of Enforcement’s activities during Fiscal Year 2021
… also provides an overview of DAS’s ongoing review of natural gas and electricity market activity during the February 2021 cold weather event … has also been conducting an examination of wholesale natural gas and electricity market activity during the February cold weather event to … public and non-public market and trade data from the natural gas and electricity markets and financial positions data, evaluated tips …
Major Orders and Regulations - Electric 2010-2001
… Power Act (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) RM10-12-000 January 21, 2010 Electricity Market Transparency Provisions of Section 220 of the … Proposed Rulemaking) Order No. 723 (RM08-12-000) May 21, 2009 Western Electricity Coordinating Council regional Reliability Standard … (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) RM08-12-000 November 20, 2008 Western Electricity Coordinating Council Regional Reliability Standard …
Office of Public Participation 2025 Annual Report
… independent, quasi-judicial agency that regulates key aspects of the electricity, natural gas, and oil industries. FERC’s mission is to … members of the public who want to understand how FERC’s regulation of electricity markets and the grid impacts reliability, efficiency, … Members of the public requested information about FERC’s role in the electricity sector, including how the Commission oversees transmission …
Electric
Power Sales and Markets
… conditions impacted wholesale electric market activity in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC). In multiple orders, the … of Renewables The use of renewable energy resources to generate electricity has the potential to be a cost-effective means not only to … gas emissions, but also to diversify the fuels used to generate electricity. The Commission will continue to pursue market reforms to …
Electric
White Paper: Commissioner James Danly on the Requirement that Competitive Markets be Protected from the Exercise of Market Power Applied to RTO Capacity Markets
… the Commission jurisdiction over facilities used for the generation of electricity, section 201(b)(1) does give the Commission … by the courts to be exclusive [3] —over the wholesale sale of electricity generated by such facilities. And under FPA section … rates, rules, regulations, and practices affecting wholesale sales of electricity gives the Commission extensive authority over the sales and …
Explainer on the Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Final Rule
… promoting fair rates. FAQs Q. What is FERC’s role in regulating electricity transmission and distribution? A. In most parts of the … the rates, terms, and conditions that apply to the transmission of electricity in interstate commerce are just, reasonable, and not unduly … of Texas (which has a separate transmission grid), transmission of electricity is not considered to be “interstate commerce” and thus for …
Item E-1: Commissioner James Danly Dissent Regarding participation of Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations in Markets Operated by RTOs and ISOs
… No. 2222 that it has jurisdiction and chose to exercise it over the electricity sales of distributed energy resource aggregations. Or, as … upon the Commission’s statutory authority to ensure that wholesale electricity markets produce just and reasonable rates. [4] The … assertion of authority over “RERRAs,” including “states,” includes electricity sales by qualifying facilities even if the qualifying …
Cost Transparency and Customer Protection Initiatives in FERC's June 2026 Show Cause Orders for Large Load Interconnections
… Our economy and everyday lives thrive on increasing levels of electricity consumption. Manufacturing in the USA is growing. More … share responsibility for shielding customers from unreasonably high electricity bills resulting from large load interconnections. FERC sets … and how the costs will appear on household and small business electricity bills. Potential New Protections for Customers FERC seeks …
Summaries | July 2026 Commission Meeting
… Services, LLC’s spot market energy sales that exceeded the Western Electricity Coordinating Council soft price cap of $1,000/MWh. E-13 | … Company’s spot market energy sales that exceeded the Western Electricity Coordinating Council soft price cap of $1,000/MWh. E-14 | … Marketing, LLC’s spot market energy sales that exceeded the Western Electricity Coordinating Council soft price cap of $1,000/MWh. E-15 | …
Commissioner Clements’ Concurrence in Part and Dissent in Part Regarding PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
… marginal ELCC framework will ‘improperly socialize investments in electricity supply.’” [7] As PJM explains, it allocates costs … link[]” [11] between matters of state and federal jurisdiction over electricity markets. As markets continue to develop, evidence continues … MOPR, Docket No. ER21-2582 (October 19, 2021) (“[P]ublic policy and electricity markets are inextricably intertwined. Nearly every aspect …