FERC

“I’ve been concerned about the state of our natural gas pipeline system and the Commission’s administration of Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.”

“The time has come for FERC to forcefully reiterate that investments in transmission infrastructure are a national priority.”

This article puts forth a practical resolution of this issue – and the one currently favored by FERC – which is for the bankruptcy courts and FERC to share jurisdiction over matters related to wholesale energy contracts during Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

Richard Glick on his aspirations, FERC overall, and the country’s energy future.

A conversation about this new report with its author, the Director of the NARUC’s National Regulatory Research Institute.

Utilities relying on stated rates during a transmission buildout phase are leaving money on the table.

Is it reasonable that Renewable Portfolio Standards reduce capacity prices? Almost all industry experts would argue the opposite.

A conversation with the CEOs of East Kentucky Power Coop., Ohio's Electric Coop., and Old Dominion Electric Coop. along with Vice Presidents from East Kentucky Power Co-op and North Carolina Electric Membership Corp.

Ten cooperative utilities CEOs joined in one of three PUF roundtable discussions.

As FERC begins its process of adopting the new digital reporting standard, eXtensible Business Reporting Language or XBRL, it opened the opportunity for the states to become active in the process. The data structure design has the potential to dramatically change how state public utility commissions are able to oversee the utilities they regulate.