Volume 4 | September 2019

September 2019 Highlights

The FERC insight gives you a monthly snapshot of FERC news – you get the latest news from the monthly Commission

meeting and schedules for upcoming conferences and Commissioners’ speeches/presentations, as well as links to

Commission orders, notices and new reports.

FERC Proposes to Modernize PURPA Regulations

Chairman Neil Chatterjee and the Commission have proposed to modernize its

regulations governing small power producers and cogenerators under the Public Utility

Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to better address consumer concerns and

market changes in the energy landscape in recent decades.

Staff presentation> | NOPR> | Fact Sheet>

Natural Gas Project Landowners/Stakeholders Webpage

New! FERC announces its first step in improving accessibility to information for

landowners with a one-stop website page that provides brief inquiry information with

common FAQs and direct links to more details. Learn more>    

FERC/NERC Staff White Paper on CIP Standards Notices of Penalties

FERC is seeking public comment on a white paper jointly prepared by its staff and staff

from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). The joint staff white

paper proposes to provide transparency and public access to information on violations of

mandatory reliability standards governing cybersecurity of the bulk electric system...

News Release> | Notice for White Paper> | Joint White Paper>

Early Action Determination

FERC made its first early action determination under America's Water Infrastructure Act

of 2018 for Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, (P-943-130) on

August 9. Read More> 

Cyber Experts Talk Security

FERC cyber experts Andrew Dodge, director of the Office of Electric Reliability, and

Joseph McClelland, director of the Office of Energy Infrastructure Security, discuss what

the Commission is doing to help improve the security of the nation’s energy facilities.

Listen Here>

Senate Testimony on Timely Review of Infrastructure Act

Executive Director Anton Porter testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and

Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy on S. 607, Timely Review of Infrastructure

Act, which will assist the Commission in attracting and retaining the needed workforce at

FERC. Watch Here>
A Look Ahead September 24, 2019 – Southern States Energy Board 59th Annual

Meeting, Louisville, KY, Chairman Neil Chatterjee will be speaking

September 24, 2019 – Southwest Power Pool Government Affairs

Conference, Washington DC, Chairman Neil Chatterjee will be

speaking

September 26, 2019 – National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) Policy

Makers Symposium, Washington DC, Chairman Neil Chatterjee will be

speaking

September 26, 2019 – University of Texas School of Law’s 18th

Annual Gas and Power Institute, Houston, TX, Commissioner Richard

Glick will be speaking

September 30, 2019 – Baker Botts Law & Policy Forum, Washington

DC, Commissioner Bernard McNamee will be speaking

September 30-October 1, 2019 – Utility Perspectives (Quanta), San

Diego, CA, Chairman Neil Chatterjee will be speaking

October 2 2019 – CAISO Legal Forum, Sacramento, CA

Commissioner Richard Glick will be participating

October 2-6, 2019 – Flexible Resources Initiative Kickoff Event, New

Dehli, India, Chairman Neil Chatterjee will be speaking

October 10 2019 – EU Member State Energy Counselors, Washington

DC, Chairman Neil Chatterjee will be speaking

October 10 2019 – AWEA Finance & Investment Conference, New

York, NY, Commissioner Richard Glick will be speaking

October 16 2019 – EBA Annual Dinner Presentation, Washington DC,

Commissioner Richard Glick will be speaking

FERC Staff Issues Energy Infrastructure Update for July 2019

This is a monthly review of infrastructure projects under FERC jurisdictional energy

infrastructure. Reports are primarily of an investigative and informational nature.

Report PDF | FERC Staff Reports

Decisions & Notices Delegated Orders & Notices | Notational Orders
Chairman and Commissioners at the September 2019 meeting.

Highlights & Happenings

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