FERC

Government

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulates interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil in the United States.

Sector: government
Founded: 1977
Stories: 80 on MGRID.org

Stories about FERC (80)

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 in Local Transmission While a FERC Complaint Sat for Three Years

August 28, 2026 · FERC & Federal

5 sources The Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel returned to federal regulators on August 27, 2026.
ISO New England Asks FERC to Let It Review a $5 Billion Pipeline of Transmission Replacements

August 21, 2026 · FERC & Federal

4 sources ISO New England asked federal regulators for permission to review the transmission replacement projects its member utilities pick for themselves, a channel carrying roughly $5 billion of planned…
PJM’s Largest Load Transfer Took 3,800 MW of Data Centers Offline After a Fault That Cleared Normally

August 21, 2026 · Data Centers

5 sources PJM Interconnection told its Operating Committee that roughly 3,800 MW of northern Virginia data center load transferred to backup generation on July 22 after a 230 kV fault…
FERC Clears SPP to Reroute Congestion by Switching Breakers, With Studies Projecting $18 Million to $44 Million a Year

August 19, 2026 · FERC & Federal

3 sources FERC approved Southwest Power Pool's economic topology optimization tariff, letting the market operator reroute power around constraints by opening and closing breakers instead of redispatching generation.
CAISO Answers FERC With Two Flexible Interconnection Services and a 50 MW Large-Load Definition

August 18, 2026 · Data Centers

5 sources CAISO's August 12 straw proposal offers large loads two new flexible interconnection services, FILI and FLIP, and declines FERC's suggestion to create new transmission services.
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…
CPUC Pushes Its Vote on PG&E’s 250 MW Google Data Center Deal in San Jose to September 3

August 14, 2026 · Policy & Markets

4 sources California regulators moved the PG&E and Google agreement for a 250 MW San Jose data center load off the August 13 agenda and onto September 3.
All Six Grid Operators Ask FERC for 90 More Days on Large-Load Rules, Pushing Filings to November 16

August 13, 2026 · FERC & Federal

5 sources FERC gave the six RTOs and ISOs until August 17 to justify or rewrite their large-load tariffs. All six asked for roughly 90 more days instead, moving the…
OATI Asks DOE to Fund PowerNow, a Software Plan to Free 10% to 20% of Existing Transmission Capacity

August 13, 2026 · Capacity & Wholesale Markets

4 sources Open Access Technology International has asked the Department of Energy to fund a national rollout of grid-enhancing software it says frees 10% to 20% more transmission capacity without…