Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

American  

noun

1. an independent agency of the U.S. federal government, created in 1978 and originally within the Department of Energy, charged with setting rates for transportation and sale of electricity, transportation of oil by pipeline, and the licensing of hydroelectric power projects. FERC

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Example Sentences

Had that happened, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission warned that the entire gas system would have shut down, perhaps for months, “leaving natural gas customers without heat in the middle of winter.”

From The Wall Street Journal

These PJM proposals weren’t expected to result in binding commitments—they are advisory opinions for PJM’s nine-member board of managers, which will make a final decision and present their proposal to their federal regulator, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

From Barron's

They are calling for measures to ensure flows for boating as Edison seeks to renew its license for the hydroelectric plant from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

From Los Angeles Times

On July 2, shortly after discarding Chevron, the court, in a case challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of a solar energy project, sent the matter back to the U.S.

From Salon

Circuit cited Chevron when it ruled in favor of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, in February.

From Salon