Each year, the Commission's Staff makes public various docketed and non-docketed reports that are primarily of an investigative and informational nature.

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Issuance Date Title
December 17, 2020 Item A-3 - Staff Presentation on California Heat Storms, August-September 2020 Staff Presentation
November 19, 2020 2020 Report on Enforcement  Staff Presentation | Report
October 15, 2020 2020/2021 Winter Energy Market and Reliability Assessment | Updated Report
June 3, 2020 2020 Energy Primer: A Handbook of Energy Market Basics 
May 21, 2020 2020 Summer Energy Market and Reliability Assessment  | Podcast
March 19, 2020  2019 State of the Markets Report
November 21, 2019  2019 Report on Enforcement
October 17, 2019 2019-2020 Winter Energy Market Assessment Presentation (As Presented) | Presentation (Full Version)
May 16, 2019 2019 Summer Energy Market and Reliability Assessment Report | Staff Presentation
April 18, 2019 2018 State of the Markets Report | Presentation
November 15, 2018  2018 Report on Enforcement
October 18, 2018 2018–2019 Winter Energy Market Assessment Presentation (As Presented) | Presentation (Full Version)
May 17, 2018 2018 Summer Energy Market and Reliability Assessment Report | Staff Presentation
April 19, 2018 2017 State of the Markets Report | Presentation
November 16, 2017  2017 Report on Enforcement
October 25, 2017 Agency Actions Pursuant to Executive Order 13783, Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth
October 19, 2017 2017–2018 Winter Energy Market Assessment (As Presented) | Full Version
June 15, 2017 2017 Summer Market and Reliability Assessment
April 13, 2017 FERC Staff Issues the 2016 State of the Markets Report
November 17, 2016  2016 Report on Enforcement
October 20, 2016 2016–2017 Winter Energy Market Assessment
May 19, 2016 2016 Summer Market and Reliability Assessment
March 17, 2016 2015 State of the Markets Presentation
November 19, 2015 2015 Report on Enforcement
October 15, 2015  2015 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Results
October 15, 2015 2015–2016 Winter Energy Market Assessment
May 14, 2015 2015 Summer Market and Reliability Assessment
March 19, 2015 OAL Contributions to the Work of the Commission
March 19, 2015 2014 State of the Markets Presentation

 

Issuance Date Title
December 17, 2020 Item E-3 - Staff Presentation on California Independent System Operator Response to August Heat Event (EL21-19-000) Staff Presentation 
December 17, 2020

Staff Presentation on Cybersecurity Incentives (RM21-3-000) News Release | Staff Presentation | NOPR

November 19, 2020 Staff Presentation on Managing Transmission Line Ratings.  Staff Presentation
October 2, 2020

2020 Staff Report Lessons Learned from Commission-Led CIP Reliability Audits | News Release 

September 23, 2020 FERC, NERC Second Joint Staff White Paper on Notices of Penalty Pertaining to Violations of Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards 
September 14, 2020 FERC, NERC and REs Staff Report on Cyber Planning for Response and Recovery Study(CYPRES) | News Release 
February 20, 2020 FERC Launches Look into Virtualization, Cloud Services for Power Grid Operations News Release | Presentation | Orders: E-19 NOI , E-22
January 23, 2020 FERC Accepts NERC Performance Assessment, Bolsters Grid Reliability News Release | Presentation | Orders: E-20 , E-21 , E-22 , E-24
October 17, 2019 FERC Approves First Compliance Filings on Landmark Storage Rule News Release | Presentation | Orders: E-1 and E-2
October 4, 2019 FERC Staff Report Identifies Lessons Learned from CIP Reliability Audits | News Release
August 27, 2019 FERC/NERC Staff White Paper on CIP Standards Notices of Penalties | News Release
August 22, 2019 Managing Transmission Line Ratings
July 18, 2019 The South Central United States Cold Weather Bulk Electric System Event of January 17, 2018
March 29, 2019 FERC Staff Report Identifies Lessons Learned from CIP Reliability Audits News Release
November 7, 2018 FERC Staff Issues Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering Report
May 2, 2018 FERC–NERC Staff Report on Grid Operators Having Sufficient ‘Blackstart’ Capability | News Release
December 28, 2017 Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering Report
October 6, 2017 2017 Report on Transmission Investment Metrics
October 6, 2017 Lessons Learned from Commission-Led CIP Version 5 Reliability Audits
June 9, 2017 FERC, NERC Staff Report on Grid Restoration and Recovery Plans Absent SCADA or EMS
December 22, 2016 Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering Report
December 8, 2016 Electric Reliability Primer
August 12, 2016 Staff Report on Common Metrics for RTO/ISOs and Individual Utilities | Errata Notice (revised on August 3, 2017)
March 17, 2016 Staff Report on Transmission Investment Metrics 
January 29, 2016 FERC-NERC-Regional Entity Joint Review of Restoration and Recovery Plans Report 

 

Issuance Date Title
December 17, 2020 Items G-2 & G-3: Staff Presentation on Price Index Policy Statement and Safe Harbor Price Index (PL20-3-000, RM20-7-000 News Release | Staff Presentation | Proposed Revised Policy Statement | NOPR
August 4, 2020 FERC staff sends Thirtieth Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
February 12, 2020  FERC staff sends Twenty-Ninth Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
August 13, 2019 FERC staff sends Twenty-Eighth Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
February 7, 2019 FERC staff sends Twenty-Seventh Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
August 17, 2018 FERC staff sends Twenty-Sixth Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
February 14, 2018 FERC staff sends Twenty-Fifth Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
August 9, 2017 FERC staff sends Twenty-Fourth Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
February 21, 2017 FERC staff sends Twenty-Third Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
August 8, 2016 FERC staff sends Twenty-Second Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
February 2, 2016 FERC staff sends Twenty-First Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline 
August 12, 2015 FERC staff sends Twentieth Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline 
February 24, 2015 FERC staff sends Nineteenth Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline 

 

Issuance Date Title
December 17, 2020

Item G-1: Staff Presentation on Five-Year Review of the Oil Pipeline Index (RM20-14-000) News Release | Staff Presentation | Order

June 2005 Staff Oil Pipeline Handbook, Volume IV
Issuance Date Title
December 1, 2020 Energy Infrastructure Update for October 2020
November 18, 2020 Energy Infrastructure Update for September 2020
October 15, 2020 Energy Infrastructure Update for August 2020
October 15, 2020 Energy Infrastructure Update for July 2020
August 17, 2020 Energy Infrastructure Update for June 2020
July 9, 2020  Energy Infrastructure Update for May 2020
June 5, 2020 Energy Infrastructure Update for April 2020
June 5, 2020 Energy Infrastructure Update for March 2020
April 20, 2020 Energy Infrastructure Update for February 2020
March 9, 2020 Energy Infrastructure Update for January 2020
March 5, 2020 Energy Infrastructure Update for December 2019
January 15, 2020 Energy Infrastructure Update for November 2019 (revised generation data on January 24, 2020 based on source data changes)
December 18, 2019 Energy Infrastructure Update for October 2019
November 19, 2019 Energy Infrastructure Update for September 2019
November 1, 2019 Energy Infrastructure Update for August 2019
September 11, 2019 Energy Infrastructure Update for July 2019
August 8, 2019 Energy Infrastructure Update for June 2019 (revised generation data on September 11, 2019 based on source data changes)
July 5, 2019 Energy Infrastructure Update for May 2019 (revised generation data on September 11, 2019 based on source data changes)
June 7, 2019 Energy Infrastructure Update for April 2019 (revised generation data on September 11, 2019 based on source data changes)
May 7, 2019 Energy Infrastructure Update for March 2019 (revised generation data on September 11, 2019 based on source data changes)
April 10, 2019 Energy Infrastructure Update for February 2019
March 12, 2019  Energy Infrastructure Update for January 2019 (revised generation data on April 16, 2019 based on source data changes)
February 5, 2019 Energy Infrastructure Update for December 2018
January 2, 2019 Energy Infrastructure Update for November 2018
December 6, 2018 Energy Infrastructure Update for October 2018 (revised generation data on January 11, 2019 based on source data changes)
November 5, 2018 Energy Infrastructure Update for September 2018
October 9, 2018 Energy Infrastructure Update for August 2018 (revised generation data on November 8, 2018 based on source data changes)
September 6, 2018 Energy Infrastructure Update for July 2018 (revised generation data on October 11, 2018 based on source data changes)
July 31, 2018 Energy Infrastructure Update for June 2018 (revised generation data on September 6, 2018 based on source data changes)
July 5, 2018 Energy Infrastructure Update for May 2018 (revised generation data on July 31, 2018 based on source data changes)
 June 5, 2018 Energy Infrastructure Update for April 2018 (revised generation data on July 31, 2018 based on source data changes)
 
May 3, 2018 Energy Infrastructure Update for March 2018 (revised generation data on June 5, 2018 based on source data changes)
 April 23, 2018 Energy Infrastructure Update for February 2018 (revised generation data on May 3, 2018 based on source data changes)
March 13, 2018 Energy Infrastructure Update for January 2018
February 6, 2018 Energy Infrastructure Update for December 2017
January 3, 2018 Energy Infrastructure Update for November 2017 (revised generation data on February 6, 2018 based on source data changes)
December 4, 2017 Energy Infrastructure Update for October 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
November 7, 2017 Energy Infrastructure Update for September 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
October 4, 2017 Energy Infrastructure Update for August 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
September 13, 2017 Energy Infrastructure Update for July 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
August 3, 2017 Energy Infrastructure Update for June 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
July 6, 2017 Energy Infrastructure Update for May 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
June 5, 2017 Energy Infrastructure Update for April 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
May 2, 2017 Energy Infrastructure Update for March 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
March 30, 2017 Energy Infrastructure Update for February 2017  (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
February 28, 2017 Energy Infrastructure Update for January 2017
February 1, 2017 Energy Infrastructure Update for December 2016 (revised generation data on February 28, 2017 based on source data changes)
January 5, 2017 Energy Infrastructure Update for November 2016
December 6, 2016 Energy Infrastructure Update for October 2016 (revised generation data on December 28, 2016 based on source data changes)
November 2, 2016 Energy Infrastructure Update for September 2016 (revised generation data on December 6, 2016 based on source data changes)
September 30, 2016 Energy Infrastructure Update for August 2016 (revised generation data on October 27, 2016 based on source data changes)
September 2, 2016 Energy Infrastructure Update for July 2016 (revised generation data on October 3, 2016 based on source data changes)
July 29, 2016 Energy Infrastructure Update for June 2016 (revised generation data on September 1, 2016 based on source data changes)
July 1, 2016 Energy Infrastructure Update for May 2016 (revised generation data on August 2, 2016 based on source data changes)
June 6, 2016 Energy Infrastructure Update for April 2016 (revised generation data on July 1, 2016 based on source data changes)
April 27, 2016 Energy Infrastructure Update for March 2016 (revised generation data on July 1, 2016 based on source data changes)
March 23, 2016 Energy Infrastructure Update for February 2016 (revised generation data on April 27, 2016 based on source data changes)
March 3, 2016 Energy Infrastructure Update for January 2016 (revised generation data on March 28, 2016 based on source data changes)
February 2, 2016 Energy Infrastructure Update for December 2015 (revised generation data on March 2, 2016 based on source data changes)

 

Disclaimer: The views presented in the following Staff Papers are the personal views of the authors and not FERC or any of its Commissioners.

Issuance Date Title
February 15, 2018 Distributed Energy Resources
January 30, 2017  Marginal Loss Calculations for the DCOPF
November 17, 2016  Effective Energy Trading Compliance Practices
November 17, 2016 
 
Anti-Market Manipulation Enforcement Efforts Ten Years After EPAct 2005
January 19, 2016  Guidance Principles for Clean Power Plan Modeling | Errata

 

 

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