FERC

Government

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

Sector: government
HQ: US
Founded: 1977
Stories: 97 on MGRID.org

Stories about FERC (97)

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…
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…
DOE Orders SPP to Dispatch Backup Generation Across 17 States, Then Extends It Into August

August 3, 2026 · FERC & Federal

4 sources Energy Secretary Chris Wright signed emergency Order 202-26-37 on July 26, directing the Southwest Power Pool to dispatch generation and call on backup units across a 17-state footprint,…
FCC Adds Foreign-Made Power Inverters to Its Covered List, Freezing New Certifications for Solar and Storage

August 3, 2026 · FERC & Federal

4 sources The Federal Communications Commission added foreign-produced power inverters to its Covered List on July 28, blocking new equipment authorizations for solar and battery storage hardware that carries remote…
Tallgrass and Mitsubishi Power Allocate 1,150 MW of Gas Turbines to the Cheyenne Power Hub in Wyoming

July 19, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources Tallgrass and Mitsubishi Power Americas allocated the first two gas turbines to Wyoming's Cheyenne Power Hub, a roughly 1,150 MW complex that will supply dedicated on-site power to…