Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Government

Regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil.

Sector: government
HQ: DC, US
Founded: 1977
Stories: 68 on MGRID.org

Stories about Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (68)

Oklo Asks FERC to Reverse PJM’s Withdrawal of a 750 MW Project Over an Inverter Ride-Through Test

August 31, 2026 · FERC & Federal

4 sources Oklo asked FERC on August 28 to order PJM to reinstate a 750 MW mixed-fuel project that PJM cut from its first reformed study cycle over a low-voltage…
Ohio Utilities Planned $4.3 Billion of Local Transmission While a FERC Complaint Sat for Three Years

August 28, 2026 · FERC & Federal

5 sources The Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel urged FERC to rule on a local transmission complaint it filed in September 2023. Ohio utilities have planned more than $4.3…
Five New England States Ask FERC and DOJ to Scrutinize the 67 Billion Dollar NextEra-Dominion Merger

August 26, 2026 · FERC & Federal

6 sources Five New England states asked federal regulators to apply "the highest level of scrutiny" to the proposed 7 billion merger of NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy.
Microsoft Protests the $500 Million Transmission Charge Built for Its Own Wisconsin Data Center

August 25, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources Microsoft filed a protest at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on August 21, 2026.
PJM Asks FERC to Curtail New 50 MW Data Centers Before Other Emergency Load Cuts

August 17, 2026 · FERC & Federal

5 sources PJM Interconnection filed a plan at FERC that would put new data centers at the front of the curtailment line, paired with a $555/MW-day backstop auction to close…
DOE Cancels the Last Three National Interest Transmission Corridors, Returning Siting to the States

August 12, 2026 · FERC & Federal

4 sources Energy Secretary Chris Wright cancelled the three remaining National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, ending a designation process that started with 10 candidate areas and returning siting authority entirely…
Data Centers Drove $6.3 Billion of PJM’s Latest Capacity Auction Cost, Market Monitor Says

July 23, 2026 · Analysis

4 sources PJM's independent market monitor attributes $6.3 billion of the latest capacity auction's $16.4 billion cost to data centers, and $29.4 billion across the last four auctions, ahead of…
FERC Orders NERC to File Mandatory Data-Center Reliability Standards by December 31 After a 1,500 MW Grid Disturbance

July 18, 2026 · FERC & Federal

5 sources FERC has ordered NERC to write binding reliability standards for data centers and crypto mines by December 31, moving computational loads under the grid's mandatory reliability framework for…
FERC Denies Advanced Power’s Turbine Swap for the $2 Billion Chestnut Run Gas Plant in PJM Fast-Track

July 14, 2026 · FERC & Federal

3 sources Federal energy regulators rejected Advanced Power's request to swap turbines at its Chestnut Run gas plant in Ohio, ruling the change would delay other projects in PJM's fast-track…
Maryland Asks FERC to Cut 0.5% RTO Adder From Seven Transmission Owners, Saving Ratepayers $20 Million a Year

July 2, 2026 · FERC & Federal

4 sources Maryland's Public Service Commission and People's Counsel asked FERC to remove a 0.5% return-on-equity adder from seven PJM transmission owners, a move they say would cut more than…