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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.

Order No. 1000 - Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Electric Reliability
 
 
  • January 19, 2017 - Item E-14: FERC Denies Rehearing of Reliability Standard TPL-007-1 (Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events) Order No. 830-A PDF

  • January 19, 2017 - Item E-13: FERC Seeks Comments on Reliability Standard PRC-012-2 (Remedial Action Schemes) NOPR PDF

  • January 19, 2017 - Item E-12: FERC Issues Final Rules on Reliability Standard BAL-002-2 (Disturbance Control Standard—Contingency Reserve for Recovery from a Balancing Contingency Event) Order No. 835 PDF
 
     




ELECTRIC SECTION
Annual Charges
The Commission receives an annual appropriation from Congress to defray its operating costs. Read More
Safety & Inspections
Once Electricity projects become operational, safety is regulated, monitored and enforced by the state in which the project resides. Read More
Environment
While FERC has jurisdiction over hydropower projects, FERC has no authority over the construction or maintenance of power generating plants and has significant limited jurisdiction over transmission line siting. Read More
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