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January 15, 2009 - Item G-1: FERC rejects contested Kern River Settlement, rules on return on equity News Release | Chairman's Statement | Commissioner's Statement: Kelly's and Spitzer's | Opinion No. 486-B PDF

January 15, 2009 - Items E-1 & E-21: FERC audit recommends changes to improve SPP independence, SPP agrees FERC also gives guidance on reliability compliance audits News Release | Chairman's Statement | Commissioner's Statement: Spitzer's | Decisions: E-1 PDF and E-21 PDF

January 15, 2009 - Item C-1: FERC approves AES Sparrows Point LNG Terminal, Mid-Atlantic Express Pipeline News Release | Certificate PDF

January 15, 2009 - Items G-2, G-3 & G-4: FERC fraud investigations result in settlements, penalties, show cause Orders News Release | Commissioner's Statements: Moeller's G-2 PDF, G-3 PDF and G-4 | Spitzer's G-2 PDF, G-3 PDF and G-4 PDF | Decision G-2: Stipulation and Consent Agreements PDF | Decision G-3: Show Cause PDF | Decision G-4: Show Cause PDF

January 15, 2009 - Item E-22: FERC addresses standard of review in Court Remand News Release | Decision PDF

January 13, 2009 - Opening remarks at the technical conference on Credit and Capital Issues affecting the Electric Power Industry Chairman’s Statement | Event Details

January 7, 2009 - Statement by FERC Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher News Release

December 29, 2008 - FERC report marks significant progress in demand response, advanced metering News Release | Report PDF

December 18, 2008 - Items E-3, E-4, E-13, E-14, E-32: FERC authorizes Midwest ISO ancillary services market for January 2009 startup News Release | Decisions: E-3 PDF, E-4 PDF, E-13 PDF, E-14 PDF and E-32 PDF | Commissioner's Statement: Kelly's

December 18, 2008 - Items E-6 & E-24: FERC Conditionally Accepts Southern Company Tariff Proposal RSS News Release | Chairman's Statement | Decisions: E-6 PDF and E-24 PDF

December 18, 2008 - Item E-1: FERC orders paper hearings on Supreme Court remand of California contracts News Release | Chairman's Statement | Commissioner's Statement: Kelly's and Moeller's | Decision PDF

December 18, 2008 - Item E-39: FERC terminates NOPR on Standard of Review News Release | Decision PDF

December 15, 2008 - FERC approves first hydrokinetic device for existing hydroelectric project News Release | Decision PDF

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What's New Announcements
FERC will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2009 in observance of Martin Luther King Day.

FERC Headquarters in Washington, DC will be closed on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 in observance of Inauguration Day. Regional Offices will be open.

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  Electric Reliability
"Mandatory and enforceable reliability standards and a strong reliability regime are critical elements of the Commission's new regulatory authority over the reliability of the nation's bulk power system, which Congress enacted in the Energy Policy Act of 2005" Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher, September 20, 2007. Visit our Electric Reliability Section
  Hydrokinetic Energy Technology
Commission announces pilot project licensing process for new hydropower technologies Read More | White Paper PDF
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  Demand Response & Advanced Metering Infrastructure Report
FERC report marks significant progress in Demand Response, Advanced Metering News Release | Report PDF | Survey Data
  Transmission Line Siting
Congress gave FERC authority to backstop states in siting transmission lines used for interstate commerce in corridors designated by the Department of Energy as being "in the National Interest". States retain primary jurisdiction for siting transmission, even in these corridors. FERC becomes involved in transmission siting only in certain situations where states do not or cannot site the facilities. Visit our Transmission Line Siting Section
  2009 National Electricity Delivery Forum External Link
February 18-19, 2009

Educate, inform, and deliberate solutions for modernizing the Nation's electric power delivery infrastructure in an uncertain economy.

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