The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates the interstate transmission and wholesale sale of electricity and natural gas and regulates the prices of interstate transport of petroleum by pipeline. FERC also reviews proposals to build interstate natural gas pipelines,natural gas storage projects,and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals,in addition to licensing non-federal hydropower projects.
The Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) is an American utility company that supplies electric power to the city of Washington,D.C.,and to surrounding communities in Maryland. It is owned by Exelon.
Exelon Corporation is a public utility headquartered in Chicago,and incorporated in Pennsylvania. Exelon is the largest electric parent company in the United States by revenue and is the largest regulated electric utility in the United States with approximately 10 million customers. The company is ranked 99th on the Fortune 500.
Delmarva Power is an energy company that provides electricity and natural gas to customers on portions of the Delmarva Peninsula in the states of Delaware and Maryland. The company is a subsidiary of Exelon.
The Garden Banks Pipeline is a 30-inch diameter natural gas transmission pipeline which gathers gas from the offshore Gulf of Mexico and brings it into Enbridge Pipelines UTOS system,which leads into various locations in Louisiana and Texas. One end of the pipeline originates from Cameron,Louisiana,and it spans for 50 miles. Since 2005,the pipeline itself is 100% owned by Enbridge Offshore L.L.C.,a subsidiary of the multinational pipeline company Enbridge,which has the longest pipeline system in North America. Its FERC code is 148. According to the FERC website,the company total cost for pipeline operations in the 2022 fiscal year was $60,318,949.
Transwestern Pipeline Company,LLC owns and operates a natural gas transmission system that connects natural gas supplies in the San Juan and Rocky Mountain Basins in northwest New Mexico,southwest Colorado,the Texas-Oklahoma Panhandle,and the Permian Basin region of West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico with California,Arizona,Nevada in the West and Texas,and New Mexico on its Eastern end. Transwestern is a "natural gas company" as defined under the Natural Gas Act and is regulated under the rules and regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The energy policy of the United States is determined by federal,state,and local entities. It addresses issues of energy production,distribution,consumption,and modes of use,such as building codes,mileage standards,and commuting policies. Energy policy may be addressed via legislation,regulation,court decisions,public participation,and other techniques.
Jon B. Wellinghoff is an American attorney who served as the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from 2009 to 2013. The FERC is a U.S. government agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity,natural gas,and oil. The FERC also reviews proposals to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines and licenses hydropower projects.
Southern LNG is a re-gasification facility on Elba Island,in Chatham County,Georgia,five miles downstream from Savannah,Georgia. The initial authorization for the Elba Island facility was issued in 1972. LNG shipments ceased during the first half of 1980. On March 16,2000,the project received Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorization to re-commission and renovate the LNG facilities.
PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM) is a regional transmission organization (RTO) in the United States. It is part of the Eastern Interconnection grid operating an electric transmission system serving all or parts of Delaware,Illinois,Indiana,Kentucky,Maryland,Michigan,New Jersey,North Carolina,Ohio,Pennsylvania,Tennessee,Virginia,West Virginia,and the District of Columbia.
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) is the national association representing the U.S. state public service commissioners who regulate essential utility services,including energy,telecommunications,and water. Founded in 1889,the Association is a resource for its members and the regulatory community,providing a venue to set and influence public policy,share best practices,and foster solutions to improve regulation.
The Natural Gas Act of 1938 was the first occurrence of the United States federal government regulating the natural gas industry. It was focused on regulating the rates charged by interstate natural gas transmission companies. In the years prior to the passage of the Act,concern arose about the monopolistic tendencies of the transmission companies and the fact that they were charging higher than competitive prices. The passage of the Act gave the Federal Power Commission (FPC) control over the regulation of interstate natural gas sales. Later on,the FPC was dissolved and became the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) pursuant to a different act. FERC continues to regulate the natural gas industry to this day.
Van Ness Feldman is a law and government relations firm specializing in energy,environment and natural resources law with offices in Washington D.C.,Seattle,the San Francisco Bay Area,Houston and Baton Rouge.
Richard Glick is an American political aide and government official who served as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is a natural gas pipeline being constructed from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia. The MVP will be 304 miles (489 km) long,and there is also a proposed Southgate Extension which will run 75 miles (121 km) from Virginia into North Carolina. The completed pipeline will have a capacity of 2 million dekatherms (Dts) of natural gas per day,with gas produced from the Marcellus and Utica shale formations.
Bernard L. McNamee is a government official who served as Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from 2018 to 2020. McNamee was confirmed to the position by the United States Senate on December 6,2018. He previously served in various state and federal legal and policy positions and practiced energy law in the private sector.
Maria Duaime Robinson is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 6th Middlesex district from 2019 to 2022. In September 2021,she was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as assistant secretary of energy for electricity delivery and energy reliability,but the White House withdrew her nomination on June 8,2022.
James Danly is an American attorney who was a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He was nominated by President Donald Trump in 2019 and took office on March 30,2020. He formerly served as the agency's general counsel. On November 5,2020,he was named chairman of FERC. After serving for only 77 days,Danly was demoted on January 21,2021,when President Biden named Richard Glick Chairman. He stepped down at the end of the 2023-2024 congressional session when his term expired.
The Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply Act is a bill in the 118th United States Congress. Its provisions direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to "establish minimum interregional transfer capabilities",better coordinating construction of electrical transmission lines.
