Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC

Tn 1985, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) began a series of regulatory actions designed to improve the competitiveness of the natural gas market and give the customers of interstate pipeline companies more seiwice options and thus allow ultimate consumers to benefit from deregulation of wellhead prices. 

Federal Controlled Drug Act of 1970, 3 90 Federal emission standards, 10 32 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 25 332... 

In the electric power industry, open sources of information—such as product data and educational videotapes from engineering associations—can be used to understand the basics of the electrical grid. Other publicly available information—including filings of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), industry publications, maps, and material available on the Internet—is sufficient to allow someone to identify the most heavily loaded transmission lines and the most critical substations in the power grid. 

Qualifying Facility (QF) A cogeneration or small power production facility that meets certain ownership, operating and efficiency criteria established by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) (2004). Form 714 - Annual Electric Control and Planning Area Report, Washington, DC, www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eforms/form-714/data.asp skipnavsub. 

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is not significantly different from what the Federal Power Commission was previously. The Federal Power Commission was an independent regulatory agency and FERC is an independent regulatory agency. 

Other Federal agencies, such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, affect the growth of specific sectors. In some cases. Federal programs have contradictory impacts upon the industry. For example ... 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) - This is an independent regulatory agency within the U.S. DOE that has jurisdiction over interstate electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, natural gas pricing, oil pipeline rates, and gas pipeline certification. It also licenses and inspects private, municipal, and state hydroelectric projects and oversees related environmental matters. 

FIGURE 53.5 Average delivered cost of fossil fuel receipts at US Electric Utility Plants by state coal April-June 2000, US / short ton gas 1999, USS/lOO MJ. (From Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 423, Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants. )... 

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