FY Congressional Budget Justification
The following document reflects the FY 2026 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Budget Request to Congress:
FY 2027 Congressional Justification
What FERC Does
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil.
Missouri River Energy Services v. FERC
No. 18-1166 (D.C. Cir. filed 6/18/2018)Finding that Missouri River, Basin Electric, and Heartland are not eligible for an exemption from congestion charges and marginal losses (carve-out treatment) under the Southwest Power Pool open access tariff.
Overview of FERC
The activities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) are organized under industry/program areas. The Commission's main industry/program areas are summarized below:
Taum Sauk Pumped Storage Project
MPS Merchant Services, Inc. and Shell Energy N.A. (US), L.P. v. FERC
Nos. 17-70850 and 17-70881 (9th Cir.
Narragansett Indian Tribal Historic Preservation Office v. FERC
No. 19-1009 (D.C. Cir. filed 1/15/2019)Certificate authorizing construction and operation of Tennessee's Connecticut Expansion Project in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut; denial of late intervention.
National Assn of Reg. Util. Commissioners and Am. Public Power Assn, et al. v.
FERC Nos. 19-1142 and 19-1147 (D.C. Cir. filed 7/11/2019)Amendment to regulations to remove barriers to the participation of electric storage resources in the capacity, energy, and ancillary service markets operated by regional entities.
National Fuel Gas Supply Corp., et al. v. FERC
No. 17-1143 (D.C. Cir. filed 6/1/2017) Certificate to construct and operate the Northern Access 2016 Project, consisting of new pipeline and compression facilities in Pennsylvania and New York. National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.
National Parks Conservation Association v. FERC
No. 19-72915 (9th Cir. filed 11/18/2019)