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- A critical assessment of electricity and natural gas deregulation
- Electric and natural gas utilities are an integral part of a nation's infrastructure. When performing properly they constitute a platform that provides a necessary service for all sectors of society, thereby assuring conditions for economic growth and an improved quality of life. As society advances, dependence upon these energy utilities...
- Research articles 2008-06-01
- Platts Energy Podium: US FERC's Kelly Touts Commission Authority, Discusses Enforcement
- To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Shiona Ramage Platts-UK +44 20 7176 6153 shiona_ramage@platts.com Casey Yew Platts-Asia + 65 653 06552 casey_yew@platts.com Kathleen Tanzy 212-904-2860 Kathleen_Tanzy@platts.com WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a wide-ranging session with reporters today, Commissioner Suedeen Kelly of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC endorsed commission oversight of...
- Research articles 2007-11-27
- Cross Hudson Cable Seeks Restoration in NYISO Queue
- To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORSContact: Jane Rubinstein of Rubenstein Associates, Inc., Public Relations, +1-212-843-8287, Cell: +1-516-993-0708 LINDEN, N.J., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Cross Hudson Corporation and In- City I, LLC CHC filed a petition September 21, 2007 for rehearing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC seeking a rehearing, clarification and...
- Research articles 2007-09-24
- Will landmark case on LNG quality and interchangeability chill imports?
- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC issued a potentially precedent-setting decision last April with important implications for the U.S. natural gas industry and the future of LNG imports. In the AES Decision, called "AES Ocean Express vs. Florida Gas Transmission Co." the FERC refused to accept requests to compensate customers...
- Research articles 2007-09-01
- Kern River redux
- Pipelines, gas producers and electric generators all want the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reconsider its Oct. 19 decision in the Kern River rate case. The gas transmission industry was unhappy with FERC's decision to award Kern River a 11.2% return on equity ROE as part of a 2004 rate...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- The state of competition.(Washington D.C. Report)
- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC has at least taken a step in the right direction by deciding to hold a series of public conferences throughout the coming year to evaluate the state of competition in wholesale power markets. "Competition has been the cornerstone...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- Kern River repeat?(Washington watch)
- Pipelines, gas producers and electric generators all want the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reconsider its Oct. 19, 2006, decision in the Kern River rate case. The gas transmission industry was unhappy with FERC's decision to award Kern River a 11.2 percent return on equity ROE...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- Congressional passage of pipeline safety amendments questionable.(Washington watch)
- With perhaps 15 actual work days left in the congressional session when Congress returned from its August recess, chances were not good that the House and Senate would complete work on a new pipeline safety bill. The need for a new bill isn't critical; current Pipeline and...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- APPA Washington report: mergers and merchants.(Washington D.C. Report)
- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC got a lot of things--but not everything--right in a final regulation implementing its new authority over mergers, granted by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Asking the commission to revise and clarify its final rule, APPA and the National Rural...
- Research articles 2006-03-01
- Energy Investment Promoted.
- Staff The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has proposed transmission pricing reforms designed to promote needed investment in energy infrastructure. The proposed rules could benefit energy customers by bolstering power-grid reliability and lowering costs for delivered power by reducing transmission congestion,...
- Research articles 2006-01-16
- GETTING THE ACT TOGETHER
- The process of implementing the provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 continues. And over 2006, in the next weeks and months, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC and Department of Energy DOE will offer direction and rules on several issues important to shareholderowned electric companies. There's a lot...
- Research articles 2006-01-01
- Energy law pushed LICAP back.
- Language in the recently passed national energy policy nudged federal regulators to give Connecticut officials a chance to make their case against a controversial plan that would split the state in two electric-pricing zones and raise rates with the hope of spurring investment in power plants....
- Research articles 2005-08-22
- Regulators approve Oklahoma Gas and Electric's stake in power plant.
- By Adam Wilmoth, The Daily Oklahoman Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 7--Federal regulators have approved a plan by Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. to buy a 77 percent stake in a McClain County power plant, the utility said Tuesday. ...
- Research articles 2004-07-07
- Federal Board Blocks Fast Track for Fall River, Mass., Natural-Gas Plant.
- By Jessica Resnick-Ault, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 16--FALL RIVER, Mass. -- The federal agency that licenses liquefied natural gas import facilities decided this week not to provide a preliminary ruling on the terminal proposed for Fall River. ...
- Research articles 2004-04-16
- WHO DECIDES HOW TO SERVE NATIVE LOAD?
- REGULATIONLast December, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC blocked Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) from buying NRG'S 77-percent interest in the McClain Energy Generating Facility to serve its native load. In its order, FERC said that the deal presented vertical and horizontal market power issues: "OG&E, a vertically integrated utility,...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- Spotlight on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, is an independent government regulatory agencyFERC is responsible for regulating the interstate transmission of natural gas, oil, and electricity FERC assures that natural gas, oil and electricity are transported from place to place in a way that complies with federal law. Broadly stated, the...
- Research articles 2004-02-01
- Building Up Our Involvement with FERC
- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC has implemented policies that changed the way natural gas is bought and sold, even though the Commission does not regulate the sale of the commodity For example,* In 1985, Order No. 436 instituted open-access, nondiscriminatory transportation to permit downstream gas users, such as local...
- Research articles 2004-02-01
- Energy Regulatory Commission, United States Federal
- Energy Regulatory Commission, United States FederalThe U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC is an independent regulatory agency within the Department of Energy DOE responsible for regulating energy utilities nationwide. As such, it has a significant oversight role in America's critical infrastructure. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist...
- Research articles 2004-01-01
- Feds May Impose Rules on electric Power Grids.
- By Jeff Nesmith, Dayton Daily News, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 3--WASHINGTON--Moving into an area left empty by Congress, federal energy regulators are considering plans to impose mandatory reliability standards on the nation's electric power grids. Reacting to...
- Research articles 2004-01-03
- Entergy to Send FERC Proposed Rules on Texas Service-Area Retail Competition.
- By Dan Wallach, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 7--Entergy Corp. will send a proposed set of rules to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday describing how retail competition would work in the utility's Texas service area. ...
- Research articles 2003-10-07
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