Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC issued a final rule amending its regulations governing FERCs review of applications for transmission siting permits.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC issues final rule to amend regulations governing review of applications for transmission siting permits under FPA Section 2
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking NOPR proposing changes to FERC’s authority under section 216 of the Federal Power Act FPA. Comments on the NOPR will be due in Spring 2023.
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).1 Among the changes and funding set out in the IIJA, a provision granted FERC authority to supersede state siting decisions for electric transmission projects. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct of 2005) first authorized the Federal Energy Regulatory