News Headlines Archives

Headlines: October–December 2006

December 29, 2006
Final Environmental Impact Statement evaluates relicensing the Niagara Project on the Niagara River in New York (P-2216-066) Read More

December 28, 2006
President George W. Bush will close all Federal Offices on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 in observance of the National Day of Mourning for Gerald R. Ford | Notice of FERC closing

December 28, 2006
Draft Environmental Impact Statement addresses the impacts of 5 hydroelectric developments on the Spokane River in Washington & Idaho States (P-2545-091 & P-12606-000) Read More

December 22, 2006
FERC staff issues Final Environmental Impact Statement on Casotte Landing LNG Project located in Jackson County, Mississippi (CP05-420-000) Read More | Order No. 679-A

December 21, 2006
Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher comments on transmission investment Read More

December 21, 2006
Staff issues Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project in Clackamas County, Oregon (P-2195-011) Read More

December 21, 2006
Commission approves revised $1 billion Millennium Pipeline project to bring new gas service to the northeast News Release | Chairman's Statement | Decision

December 21, 2006
Commission conditionally approves PJM reliability pricing settlement designed to ensure adequate power supply News Release | Chairman's Statement | Decision

December 21, 2006
Chairman Kelliher's comments on steps FERC is taking to support complainants Chairman's Statement | Decision

December 21, 2006
Commission outlines process for assessing civil penalties; settlements continue to be preferred resolution News Release | Chairman's Statement | Process Statement

December 21, 2006
Commission approves mergers in Pennsylvania, Upper Midwest; Co-op's restructuring authorized News Release | Decisions E-18 , E-4 and E-2

December 19, 2006
Chairman Kelliher announces series of public conferences to examine the state of competition in wholesale power markets News Release

December 14, 2006
Commission convenes technical conference in Arizona to hear Western concerns on CAISO market redesign News Release | View Details

December 14, 2006
FERC receives highest ranking in the 'National Ombudsman's 2005 Report to Congress' by the Small Business Administration Report

December 11, 2006
Comments invited on FERC Staff Preliminary Assessment of NERC’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards by February 12, 2007
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December 7, 2006
Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher's opening statement at PUHCA 2005 and FPA Section 203 technical conference Chairman's Statement | View Details

December 6, 2006
Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher's opening statement at FERC's annual hydropower conference Chairman's Statement | View Details

November 30, 2006
FERC & the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to hold joint meeting on January 23, 2007 Notice | View Details

November 29, 2006
Commission accepts Midwest ISO's proposed cost allocation methodology expected to enhance transmission investment News Release | Decision

November 27, 2006
A review of the Commission’s ex parte communications rules and practices by Richard J. Pierce Jr., Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law at George Washington University, author of the most frequently cited treatise on administrative law. The U.S. Supreme Court has relied on his writings in a dozen opinions Read More

November 24, 2006
Staff issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Gulf LNG Clean Energy Project (CP06-12-000 & CP06-13-000) in Mississippi State Read More

November 20, 2006
FERC Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher selects Andy Black to head the Office of External Affairs News Release

November 17, 2006
Final Environmental Impact Statement evaluates relicensing of the Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project (P-2114-116) in Washington State Read More

November 17, 2006
Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Broadwater LNG Project located in New York State (Docket Nos. CP06-54-000, et al.) Read More

November 16, 2006
Commission grants market-based rates for gas storage for first time under criteria developed pursuant to EPAct News Release | Chairman's Statement| Order No. 678-A | Decision G-1

November 16, 2006
Commission adopts final rule on transmission siting News Release | Chairman's Statement | Order No. 689

November 2, 2006
Federal, State regulators convene collaborative dialogue on coordination of electricity demand response policies News Release

November 1, 2006
Coming Monday, November 6^th; change to affect the look and feel, navigation remains unchanged Screen Shot

November 1, 2006
Commission denies rehearing of New England's planned Forward Capacity Market; proposed tariff accepted News Release | ER03-563-060 | ER06-1465-000

October 31, 2006
Commission authorizes incentive rates for New England transmission expansion News Release | Opinion No. 489

October 26, 2006
Commission institutes inquiries into RTOs/ISOs gas-electric coordination issues Decision

October 19, 2006
Final rule revises PURPA mandatory purchase obligation for electric utilities, as mandated by Energy Policy Act News Release | Chairman's Statement | Order No. 688

October 19, 2006
Commission finalizes rule on consolidated federal record for judicial review of gas infrastructure proposals News Release | Chairman's Statement | Order No. 687

October 19, 2006
Commission expands eligibility of blanket certificate activities for natural gas infrastructure projects News Release | Chairman's Statement | Order No. 686

October 19, 2006
Commission approves 11.2 percent return on equity for rates charged by Kern River Gas Transmission News Release | Chairman's Statement | Opinion No. 486

October 19, 2006
Proposed rule would approve 83 NERC reliability standards; Funding for statutory activities through ERO approved News Release | Chairman's Statement | NOPR | Decision E-3

October 19, 2006
Commission approves National Grid’s acquisition of Keyspan, merger of Northwestern Corp. and Babcock and Brown News Release | Decisions E-7 , E-8 , E-12 , E-13 , E-14 and E-15

October 19, 2006
Commission finalizes new accounting rules designed to increase accounting transparency News Release | Order No. 684 | Order No. 685

October 13, 2006
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Northeast (NE)-07 Project in the States New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Read More

October 13, 2006
Chairman Kelliher's prepared statement on the opening of the Price Transparency technical conference Read More

October 5, 2006
Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge Named News Release

October 2, 2006
AmerenUE agrees to pay $15 million to settle matters relating to December 2005 dam breach News Release | Order | Agreement | Violations