Industries Electric

	» June 18, 2009: Item E-5 - FERC denies rehearing on Mandatory Reliability Standards for Critical Infrastructure Protection Order No. 706-C » June 18, 2009: Item E-4 - FERC seeks comments on revised mandatory reliability standards for interchange scheduling and coordination (INT) NOPR » NERC Standards		» July 16, 2009: Item E-3 - FERC adopts policy for development of Smart Grid News Release | Chairman's Statement | Commissioner's Statement: Kelly's and Spitzer's | Policy Statement		» Prefiling Requests » Applicant handbook for using third-party contractors in support of the application process for an electric transmission construction permit » FERC's Transmission Line Siting Presentation by Mark Robinson » A Guide to the FERC Electric Transmission Facilities Permit Process
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» Commission's Responsibilities • Approval of rates for wholesale sales of electricity and transmission in interstate commerce for jurisdictional utilities, power marketers, power pools, power exchanges and independent system operators. • Oversight of the issuance of certain stock and debt securities, assumption of obligations and liabilities, and mergers. • Review of officer and director positions held between top officials at utility companies and certain firms with which they do business. • Review of rates set by the federal power marketing administrations. • Review of exempt wholesale generator status. • Certification of qualifying small power production and cogeneration facilities.