News Headlines Archives

Headlines: October –December 2007

December 28, 2007

Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed High Plains Expansion Project (CP07-207-000) Read More


December 20, 2007
Item H-1: FERC issues first license for Hydrokinetic Energy Project News Release | Chairman's Statement | Commissioners Statements: Kelly's and Spitzer's | License

December 20, 2007
Item G-1 & G-2: FERC launches plans to make gas markets transparent, monitor price formation News Release | Chairman's Statement | Commissioners Statements: Moeller's and Spitzer's | NOPR | Order No. 704 | Form No. 552

December 20, 2007
Item E-1: FERC largely affirms key Order on Open Transmission Access News Release | Fact Sheet | Chairman's Statement | Commissioners Statements: Moeller's and Wellinghoff's | Order No. 890-A

December 20, 2007
Item G-3: FERC expands protections in civil penalty cases, rejects ETP rehearing request News Release | Decision

December 20, 2007
Item E-5: FERC approves incentive rates to accommodate renewable energy project News Release | Decision

December 20, 2007
Item E-3 & E-4: FERC approves three planning and operating reliability standards News Release | Decision E-4 | Order No. 705

December 20, 2007
Chairman Kelliher statement on Enforcement Policy Read More

December 19, 2007
Statement of Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher on U.S. Senate confirmation to a second term Read More

December 19, 2007
Statement of Commissioner Jon Wellinghoff on U.S. Senate confirmation to a second term Read More

December 17, 2007
FERC issues first hydroelectric license using Integrated Licensing Process News Release | Decision

December 12, 2007
Chairman Kelliher's testimony before The House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations regarding Energy Speculation Testimony

December 11, 2007
President George W. Bush nominates Commissioner Jon Wellinghoff, to another term as Commissioner

December 11, 2007
Chairman Kelliher's opening remarks at Interconnection Queuing Practices Technical Conference Read More

December 10, 2007

FERC is providing notice of its request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency processing of a proposed collection of information in connection with steps being taken by the electric industry to address potential cyber vulnerabilities, and is soliciting public comment on that information collection. The Commission and OMB must receive comments on or before [30 days after publication in Federal Register] Notice

November 30, 2007

FERC Hydrokinetic Energy Project Policy Statement allows conditioned licensing News Release | Policy Statement

November 30, 2007

Agenda issued for technical conference on Interconnection Queuing Practices (AD08-2-000) on December 11, 2007 | Event Details

November 23, 2007

Staff issues Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Rockies Express East Project (CP07-208-000) Read More

November 20, 2007

Additional questions asked to be addressed in comments regarding the Enforcement Policy Conference of November 16 | Commissioners: Moeller's and Spitzer's

November 16, 2007

Staff issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Relicensing of the Klamath Hydroelectric Project (P-2082-027) Read More

November 16, 2007

Staff issues Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Fayetteville/Greenville Expansion Project (CP07-417-000) Read More

November 15, 2007

Item E-2, E-3 & E-6: FERC acts to improve transmission reliability, lower power costs News Release | Chairman's Statement | Commissioners Statements: Wellinghoff's | Decisions E-2 , E-3 and E-6

November 15, 2007

Item M-1: FERC to make filing easier with expansion of electronic filing system News Release | Commissioners Statements: Kelly's | Order No. 703

November 15, 2007

Item G-1: Proposed rules seek to improve efficiency of pipeline capacity release markets News Release | Chairman's Statement | Commissioners Statements: Moeller's, Spitzer's and Wellinghoff's | NOPR

November 15, 2007

Item E-1: FERC accepts continued 'Grandfathering' of transmission contracts in Midwest ISO News Release | Decision

November 15, 2007

Item C-1: FERC clarifies jurisdiction for gathering facilities in onshore, offshore Louisiana News Release | Decision

November 14, 2007

Speaker nominations for technical conference on Interconnection Queuing Practices on December 11 are due on Friday, November 16 Event Details


November 14, 2007

Commission staff issues Report on Enforcement Policy Conference scheduled for November 16, 2007 Report | Event Details | Chairman's Statement | Commissioners Statements: Moeller's


November 6, 2007

Chairman Kelliher's opening remarks at the State of the Natural Gas Industry Conference Read More


November 2, 2007

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Gulf Crossing Project (CP07-398-001 and CP07-401-000) Read More


October 30, 2007

Commission narrows scope of protected CEII information; improves process News Release | Order No. 702


October 26, 2007

Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Santee Cooper Hydroelectric Project (P-199-205) Read More


October 26, 2007

Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Guardian Expansion and Extension Project (CP07-8-000, CP07-8-001, and CP07-8-002) Read More

October 25, 2007

Commission approves two settlements for $7.3 million; civil penalties resolve capacity release, shipper-must-have-title violations News Release | IN07-34-000 | IN07-35-000

October 18, 2007

Item E-2 & E-14: Commission increases funding for grid reliability organizations News Release | Chairman's Statement | Decisions E-2 and E-14

October 18, 2007

Item A-3: FERC staff presents the Winter Energy Market Assessment 2007–2008

October 18, 2007

Item C-5: Commission extends landowner notification requirements for certain interstate natural gas facilities News Release | Order No. 700

October 18, 2007

Item E-3, E-4 & E-6: Commission grants financial institutions’ utility securities acquisitions News Release | Decisions E-3 , E-4 and E-6

October 18, 2007

Items E-13: Commission improves market transparency in New England News Release | Decision

October 18, 2007

Kelliher appoints Spitzer to key Energy Transportation Panel News Release

October 9, 2007

Moot named Commission Chief of Staff, Marlette new General Counsel News Release

October 5, 2007

Commission accepts consensus, orders facilitation for PJM Settlement Case News Release | Decision

October 4, 2007

2008 Commission Open Meeting Schedule Announced News Release