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Order 888's primary objective was to establish and promote competition in the generation market, by ensuring fair access and market treatment of transmission customers. FERC outlined six points to accomplish this goal: Require all jurisdictional utilities (within the United States) to file an open-access transmission tariff (OATT)
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source. [2]The Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act would amend the Natural Gas Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve or deny a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a prefiled project within 12 months after receiving a complete ...
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. FERC was created by the U.S. Congress in 1977 in the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis.
2. Document those effects in a NEPA compliance document, such as an Environmental Assessment (EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS); and 3. Undertake a public consultation process that informs the public about the project and its potential consequences and offers the public the opportunity to voice concerns or provide input on the project.
According to the DOE, the NIETC permit process should not disrupt the existing activities of state authorities, and FERC will investigate allegations that an applicant has acted in bad faith in state proceedings. When a specific route is chosen for a project, FERC will conduct an environmental impact statement (EIS) prior to groundbreaking. The ...
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As such, international reciprocity is commonplace, and rules or recommendations introduced by FERC often are voluntarily accepted by NERC members outside of FERC's jurisdiction. Therefore, one Canadian Province is a member of a U.S.-based RTO, while two others function as an Electric System Operator (ESO), an organization essentially equal to a ...
From 1996 to 1999, the FERC made a series of decisions which resulted in the restructuring of the U.S. electric utility industry. The FERC's intention in doing so was to open the wholesale power market to new players, with the hope that spurring competition would save consumers $4 to $5 billion per year and encourage technical innovation in the industry.