For more on specific security policies, read the FERC Smart Grid Policy statement, here (PDF).
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On May 19, FERC issued a notice of inquiry to promote transmission investment through pricing reform.
As with rights of way, FERC should have the authority to make sure this can happen.
Some of these companies have been hit by FERC and SEC investigations into their trading practices.
The outcome of the FERC cases against Wall Street could provide a useful roadmap for future whistleblowers.
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The 2005 Energy Policy Act gave FERC the authority to prevent market manipulation in the energy markets.
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We think FERC needs the authority to issue an order to the utilities to take a specific action.
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Here, FERC intends to establish by fiat, a national energy policy that Congress has pointedly refused to endorse.
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While having to deal with that mess, JPMorgan could potentially face a difficult situation with FERC as well.
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The permitting process is cumbersome and involves both Department of Energy and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approvals.
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The FERC order from last year reveals a potential secondary (and more intriguing) purpose for the Ivanpah investment, however.
Just last week, FERC suspended the authorization for a JPMorgan unit, J.
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While the consortium initially sought a return on equity of 13.58%, the FERC ruling was largely considered a favorable outcome.
Wise might prevail before the FERC board or in appeals court, but the ruling increases pressure to settle with California.
The FERC noted that these issues deserve additional consideration, and that Staff will be closely monitoring efforts to resolve these issues.
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If the FERC is foolish enough to grant the request, the cost of doing business in New England is likely to rise.
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Perhaps the banks are also a mite territorial in their perceptions, as if FERC should not be playing sheriff in their town.
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Until California gets its money back, the FERC hasn't done its job.
Hunter denies wrongdoing and has filed a complaint against the FERC.
But even if FERC ultimately falls far short of the full recoveries it seeks, the warning shot has sounded across the proverbial bow.
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FERC, the Energy Department and various key congressmen, have accepted the argument that there should be some sort of compensation for stranded costs.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Jon Wellinghoff agrees and believes that value should be compensated with higher payments than the peaker plants receive.
The most recent FERC survey data suggests that this industrial model is stunningly ineffective at reducing peak demand in the commercial and residential sectors.
Nor is it likely lost on FERC that oil and other energy sectors may likewise be worth a look for similarly alleged patterned manipulations.
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Traditionally, and by law, FERC has been bound to set electricity prices according to the production source that customers use and the amount they consume.
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The FERC quote mentioned above is from a 2007 study called The Potential Benefits Of Distributed Generation And Rate-Related Issues That May Impede Their Expansion.
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As things stand now FERC has very little sway over transmission decisions, even if it deems projects to be good for the region or nation.
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Each would require comprehensive plans for the interconnections, and would, to varying degrees, expand FERC's authority to locate big new projects and allocate their costs.
FERC's commissioners appointed a judge to supervise negotiations between the state and its power suppliers over refunds claimed by the state for alleged price gouging.
In September FERC created an office to focus on cyber security.
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