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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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 the prices of interstate transport of petroleum by pipeline. FERC also reviews proposals to build interstate natural gas pipelines, natural gas storage…

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Headquarters
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Agency executive
Laura Swett, Chairman
Formed
October 1, 1977; 48 years ago (1977-10-01)
Jurisdiction
U.S. government
Parent department
United States Department of Energy
Preceding agency
Federal Power Commission

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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related to Criticism · 26
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission → Appeals, Circuit, Columbia Circuit, Commission, Commissioner LaFleur, Congress, District, FERC, FERC's, If, In, It, July, LNG, National Press Club, No Gas Pipeline, Others, Pipelines, Some, Supreme Court
related to Birth of DOE; FPC Becomes FERC · 18
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission → Act, As, Congress, Department, DOE, Energy, Energy Organization Act, FERC, FPC, However, In, Interstate Commerce Commission, Its, National Energy Act, Natural Gas Policy Act, Public Utilities Regulatory Policy, The DOE Act, The National Energy Act
related to Further reading · 17
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission → Active Participant, Company, Consumer, Discusses, Erica, Gies, Grid, ISBN, Making, Modern America, Norton, November, Railroaded, Richard, The New York Times, The Transcontinentals, White
see also · 11
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission → American Electric Reliability Corporation, Category, Code, Federal Power CommissionTitle, Federal RegulationsBIG WIRES Act, FERC, Hudson Preservation Conference, NERC, Proposed, United States, United StatesCustody
related to Order No. 2023 · 6
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission → Among, FERC, It, On July, On March, Order No
related to External links · 4
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission → Commission, Federal Register, Official, TerminalsNatural GasHydroelectricFederal Energy Regulatory
Agency executive · 1
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission → Laura Swett, Chairman
Formed · 1
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission → October 1, 1977; 48 years ago (1977-10-01)
Headquarters · 1
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission → Washington, D.C., U.S.
Jurisdiction · 1
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission → U.S. government

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Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionAgency executiveLaura Swett, Chairman1.00infobox
Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionFormedOctober 1, 1977; 48 years ago (1977-10-01)1.00infobox
Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionHeadquartersWashington, D.C., U.S.1.00infobox
Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionJurisdictionU.S. government1.00infobox
Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionParent departmentUnited States Department of Energy1.00infobox
Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionPreceding agencyFederal Power Commission1.00infobox
Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionWebsitewww.FERC.gov1.00infobox
batteriesinstance ofenabling distributed energy resources0.80text
demand response to participate in regional wholesale electricity marketsinstance ofenabling distributed energy resources0.80text
interstate pipelinesinstance ofIt follows a careful administrative path to regulate only a portion of natural gas0.80text
LNG importinstance ofIt follows a careful administrative path to regulate only a portion of natural gas0.80text
export terminalsinstance ofIt follows a careful administrative path to regulate only a portion of natural gas0.80text

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