FERC also reviews and authorizes liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) terminals, interstate natural gas pipelines and non-federal hydropower projects.

FERC was also given added responsibility to hear appeals of DOE oil price control determinations and to conduct all " on the record " hearings for DOE.

The DOE Act also transferred the regulation of interstate oil pipelines from the Interstate Commerce Commission to FERC.

FERC also administered a program to foster new cogeneration and small power production under the Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act of 1978.

FERC is also self-funding.

FERC has also been heavily involved in the California electricity crisis and in investigating allegations of electricity market manipulation by Enron and other energy companies.

FERC is also working with Canadian energy officials to facilitate processing of a proposed Alaskan Natural Gas Pipeline, which would bring natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to the lower 48 States.

FERC also reviews and authorizes liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) terminals, interstate natural gas pipelines and non-federal hydropower projects.

Following passage of the EPAct of 1992, independent generation owner / operators ( also called independent power producers or IPPs ) and unaffiliated power marketers lodged frequent complaints with FERC about unfair treatment under the new open access requirements.

To protect and promote generation competition and also enforce fair treatment of external users of the transmission system, FERC issued Order 888 and Order 889 on April 24, 1996.

Only electric utilities that are located within the United States fall under FERC authority, but a larger organization called the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ( NERC ) overlays the entire FERC footprint and also includes a Mexican utility and several Canadian utilities.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC ) is the United States federal agency with jurisdiction over interstate electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, hydroelectric licensing, natural gas pricing, and oil pipeline rates.

* Reporting and Compliance with FERC and NERC: Best Practices for Meeting the Challenge

* The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC ) is the United States federal agency with jurisdiction over interstate electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, hydroelectric licensing, natural gas pricing, and oil pipeline rates.

All but W. Kerr Scott generate hydroelectric power, which are managed by Alcoa under contract with the US Government, under FERC oversight.

The contract with FERC expired in April 2008 and as of February 2011, is currently under review after the N. C. Division of Water Quality revoked their water-quality certificate that the company needs to continue operating its power-generating dams along the river.

The OASIS concept was originally conceived with the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and formalized in 1996 through Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC ) Orders 888 and 889.

In 1994 an agreement on relicensing the various dams with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC ) and the Massachusetts and Vermont state authorities that regulate water quality led to comprehensive coordinated water release and power generation schedules to enable more recreational use of the river, with minimum water flow measures to mitigate the dam impact on riverine habitat.

* There is concern that, since the project is licensed by the FERC, that AEP is more concerned with Federal issues than local matters.

Out of growing concern and frustration with AEP management and FERC oversight, SMPreview. com is operated by a citizen / business watchdog group to keep the community up-to-date on shoreline management issues.

The acquisition was approved by FERC and the companies officially combined on March 12, 2012 with Constellation Energy taking the Exelon name and the corporate headquarters moving to Exelon in Chicago, Illinois.

RTOs were created by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC ) as a way to handle the challenges associated with the operation of multiple interconnected independent power supply companies.

* EPAct 2005: An Interview with Alison Silverstein Alison Silverstein, former Senior Energy Policy Advisor at FERC, thoughts on EPAct 2005, AMI-MDM, and demand response

FERC is an independent regulatory agency within the United States Department of Energy.

On July 20, 2006, FERC issued an order certifying NERC as the ERO for the United States.

The company's action was investigated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC ) in the United States and Powerex was sued by the Attorney General of California, Bill Lockyer, who accused the BC Hydro subsidiary of " market manipulation " and " gouging " consumers.

To encourage the use and implementation of demand response in the United States, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC ) issued Order No. 745 in March 2011, which requires a certain level of compensation for providers of economic demand response that participate in wholesale power markets.

Several mechanisms that are intended to incent new investment where it is most needed by offering enhanced capacity payments ( but only in zones where generation is projected to be short ) have been proposed for NEPOOL, PJM and NYPOOL, and go under the generic heading of " locational capacity " or LICAP ( the PJM version currently 2006 under FERC review is called the " Reliability Pricing Model ", or " RPM ").

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC ) regulates rates charged and other tariff terms imposed by interstate common carrier pipelines.

* August 13 FERC launches a formal investigation into potential misconduct in the power generating and marketing industry.

* June 25 FERC upholds as binding billions of dollars in long-term contracts signed by western utilities and the state of California.

As a further protection, when DOE proposes a rulemaking, it must refer the proposal to FERC, and FERC can take over the proceeding if FERC determines that the rulemaking " may significantly affect " matters in its jurisdiction.

However, the FERC lost some jurisdiction over the imports and exports of gas and electricity.

In 1978, FERC was given additional responsibilities for harmonizing the regulation of wellhead gas sales in both the intrastate and interstate markets.

At this time, FERC undertook to bring greater competition to both the natural gas and electric industries.

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 gave FERC additional responsibilities as outlined in FERC's Top Priorities and updated Strategic Plan.

Neither the President nor Congress reviews FERC decisions.

All FERC decisions are reviewable by the federal courts.

FERC is independent of the Department of Energy, but DOE may intervene just like any other party in FERC proceedings.

FERC activities " shall not be subject to further view by the Secretary Energy or any officer or employee of the Department.

In recent years, the FERC has been promoting the voluntary formation of Regional Transmission Organizations ( RTOs ) and Independent System Operators ( ISOs ) to eliminate the potential for undue discrimination in access to the electric grid.

FERC has collected over $ 6. 3 billion from California electric market participants by facilitating settlements.