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North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

Electric cooperatives are concerned about the accumulation and abuse of market power in the electric industry because cooperatives nationally purchase about half the electricity needed to serve their consumers and often rely on transmission facilities owned by other utilities to deliver that electricity. When market power is abused, rates for wholesale power can be raised and access to transmission can be unfairly limited.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the federal agency that implements the Federal Power Act, has as a primary goal of the protection of consumers against market power abuse.

Through comments and pleadings filed with FERC, NRECA actively opposes market power abuse that results in unjust and unreasonable electric rates. NRECA also works closely with FERC to avoid overly burdensome regulations that can create unnecessary costs and interfere with reliable service.

To learn more about NRECA’s position affecting Wholesale Power/FERC Issues, please select the links below.

News:

  • NRECA: Industry Expertise Trumps Policy Views in Protecting Reliability
    April 22, 2010- NRECA joins industry challenge to FERC’s expansive reading of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. more >>

  • FERC Issues Draft Smart Grid Policy Statement
    March 26, 2009 - Commission calls MultiSpeak Initiative “best work to date” on interoperability at the distribution level. more >>

  • NRECA Congratulates Jon Wellinghoff
    March 20, 2009 - Wellinghoff named Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by President Obama. more >>

  • NRECA Argues for Consumer Protection Before Supreme Court
    March 20, 2009 - Amicus brief filed with American Public Power Association on March 18. more >>

  • Capacity and Transmission Challenges Loom for Bulk Power System
    November 7, 2008 - Seven of 15 regions in North America projected to dip below recommended capacity margins in the next five years according to NERC assessment. more >>

  • GAO Report Questions Regional Transmission Organization Accountability
    October 15, 2008 - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) oversight of RTO’s raises concerns. more >>

  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Delivers Bad News for Ratepayers
    July 2008- Increased fuel costs and higher costs for new construction likely to push up power prices in all regions for several years.  more >>

  • NERC Outlines Major Challenges to Power System
    November 1, 2007- NRECA today joined other associations in a filing to uphold the ability of FERC to protect energy more >>

  • NRECA Supports FERC's Authority to Bring Enforcement Action Against Amaranth
    September 28, 2007 - NRECA today joined other associations in a filing to uphold the ability of FERC to protect energy consumers under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.  more >>

Documents:

  •  NRECA Files Comments on FERC's Request For Comment On Rates, Accounting and Financial Reporting For New Electric Storage Technologies
    (FERC Docket No. AD10-13-000)
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-08-12  Size: 1 MB

  •  NRECA Files Protest Against PJM's Proposal To Allow Energy Prices To Rise To $2700 per MWh During Shortage Conditions
    (FERC Docket No. ER09-1063-000) (FERC Docket No. ER09-1063-004)
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-08-04  Size: 170KB

  •  NRECA Files Comments on FERC's Proposal to Permanently Lift the Price Cap on Reassignment of Point-to-Point Transmission Service
    (FERC Docket No. RM10-22-000)
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-07-14  Size: 160KB

  •  Utility Trade Associations Urge Flexible Approach to Credit Policies for RTO Markets
    (FERC Docket No. RM10-13-00)
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-06-11  Size: 22KB

  •  NRECA Files a Request for Rehearing and Clarification of Order No. 733 Regarding the Transmission Relay Loadability Reliability Standard
    (FERC Docket No. RM08-13-001)
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-04-20  Size: 59KB

  •  NRECA Files a Request for Rehearing of FERC's Order Addressing Violation Severity Level Assignments for Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards
    (FERC Docket No. RM06-22-008)
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-04-20  Size: 59KB

  •  NRECA Files a Motion to Intervene, Request for Clarification, and, In the Alternative, Request for Rehearing of FERC's Order Directing NERC to Propose Modification of Electric Reliability Organization Rules of Procedure
    (FERC Docket No. RR09-6-000)
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-04-20  Size: 59KB

  •  NRECA Files Comments on FERC's Inquiry Regarding The Integration Of Variable Energy Resources
    (FERC Docket No. RM10-11-000)
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-04-14  Size: 59KB

  •  NRECA Files Comments on FERC's Draft National Action Plan on Demand Response
    (FERC Docket No. AD09-10-000)
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-04-13  Size: 59KB

  •  NRECA Files Comments on FERC's Proposals on affiliation and control tests for public utilities
    (FERC Docket No. RM09-16-000)
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-04-02  Size: 247KB

  •  NRECA Files Comments on FERC's Proposals To Reform Credit Practices in Organized Wholesale Electric Markets
    (FERC Docket RM10-13-000)
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-04-02  Size: 88KB

  •  NRECA Submits Comments on FERC's Inquiry Regarding the Implementation of New Transparency Filings
    (FERC Docket RM10-12-000)
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-04-02  Size: 118KB

  •  NRECA files motion to intervene in FERC review of NERC proposed penalty on Turlock Irrigation District
    (FERC Docket No. NP10-18-000)
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-03-24  Size: 27KB

  •  NRECA Submits Comments on FERC’s Proposed RTO Metrics
    (FERC Docket No. AD10-5-000)
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-03-12  Size: 69KB

  •  NRECA and APPA file at FERC
    NRECA and APPA filed a motion to intervene out of time jointly and severally in EL09-72-000 on January 19th. The parties seek clarification of the Commission's December 17, 2009, "Order on Petition for Declaratory Order".
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-01-26  Size: 25KB

  •  NRECA files Motion to Intervene
    NRECA filed a Motion to Intervene in Docket ER10-396-000 on Dec. 29th. The proceeding involves a request from Tres Amigas LLC for authorization to sell transmission service provided by Tres Amigas Superstation at negotiated rates.
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-01-26  Size: 15KB

  •  NRECA Filed Motion to Intervene at FERC
    NRECA filed a Motion to Intervene in docket EL10-22-000 on January 12th, regarding the request of Tres Amigas LLC for a ruling by FERC that any transmission owner that constructs transmission facilities interconnecting the ERCPT grid to the proposed Tres Amigas Superstation will not be subject to FERC jurisdiction as a public utility under the Federal Power Act.
    Type: Filing  Date: 2010-01-26  Size: 16KB

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