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.
Braidwood Generating Station is located in Will County in northeastern Illinois,U.S. The nuclear power plant serves Chicago and northern Illinois with electricity. The plant was originally built by Commonwealth Edison company,and subsequently transferred to Com Ed's parent company,Exelon Corporation. Following Exelon's spin-off of their Generation company,the station was transferred to Constellation Energy.
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.
Northern Border Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline which brings gas from Canada through Montana,North Dakota,South Dakota,Minnesota,and Iowa into the Chicago area. It is owned by TC PipeLines,LP and ONEOK Partners and is operated by TC PipeLines,LP. Its FERC code is 89.
Norman C. Bay is an American attorney. He is the former United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico. Bay was the first Chinese-American United States Attorney. Bay is the former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He is currently a partner at the law firm of Willkie Farr &Gallagher.
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.
The Rockies Express Pipeline is a 1,679-mile (2,702 km) long high-pressure natural gas pipeline system from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to eastern Ohio. The pipeline system consists of three sections running through eight states. It is one of the largest natural gas pipelines ever built in North America.
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.
The Foster Natural Gas/Oil Report,formerly known as the Foster Natural Gas Report and Foster Associates Report,is a U.S.-based weekly newsletter published by Foster Associates,Inc. It was founded in Washington,D.C.,on March 23,1956,by J. Rhoades Foster and a group of economists. Its editor-in-chief is Edgar D. Boshart.
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.
Indranil "Neil" Chatterjee is an American lawyer,political advisor,and government official who was a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He was Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from August 10,2017,to December 7,2017,and again from October 24,2018,until he was removed from the position by President Donald Trump on November 5,2020.
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.
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.
