Investigations

November 19, 2012 - FERC Approves Market Manipulation Settlement with Gila River News Release | Stipulation & Consent Agreement October 31, 2012 - FERC issues Order to show cause and notice of proposed penalty to Barclays Bank PLC Order September 5, 2012 - FERC issues Order to show cause and notice of proposed penalty to Deutsche Bank Energy Trading, LLC Order July 17, 2012 - FERC issues Orders to show cause and notices of proposed penalties to four entities in connection with the ISO-NE Day-Ahead Load Response Program Rumford Order | Lincoln Order | Competitive Energy Services Order | Silkman Order March 9, 2012 - FERC approves Settlement between Enforcement and Constellation Energy Commodities Group Stipulation & Consent Agreement

EPAct 2005 increased both the Commission's jurisdiction and its penalty authority, thereby increasing the importance of the Commission's enforcement program.

The Commission's regulations allow Enforcement staff to conduct investigations relating to any matter subject to the Commission's jurisdiction. The investigative staff initiates investigations from information received through a variety of sources, both internal and external. Internally, information is received from other Commission offices, or from the Commission itself or in the course of another investigation. Externally, information may be received from:

• A Self-Report,
  
• The Enforcement Hotline,
  
• A referral from a Market Monitoring Unit for an Independent System Operator or Regional Transmission Organization,
  
• A Complaint, or
  
• A referral from another government agency.

All information and documentation received during an investigation, as well as the existence of an investigation, is treated as non-public (only the Commission can authorize the public disclosure of the existence of an investigation or information obtained during an investigation).