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FERC Overview WECC Leadership Training

FERC Overview WECC Leadership Training. W. Shannon Black Manager, Business Practices and Standards Processes May 7, 2009. Establishment . Department of Energy (Executive Branch) FERC is under the DOE Independent “Regulatory Commission” Five Commissioners / Five year terms

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FERC Overview WECC Leadership Training

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  1. FERC OverviewWECC Leadership Training W. Shannon Black Manager, Business Practices and Standards Processes May 7, 2009

  2. Establishment Department of Energy (Executive Branch) FERC is under the DOE Independent “Regulatory Commission” Five Commissioners / Five year terms Chair is presidential appointment No more than three of the five of the same political party Nine “Offices” to do the job

  3. More than Just Electricity • Exclusive jurisdiction • Dams • Water conduits, reservoirs and certain “Navigable Waters” • Powerhouses, transmission lines, electricity • Natural gas (also LNG) and transmission lines • Certain markets (rates and charges) • Interstate

  4. They “Regulate” Empowered Set their own procedures Administrative Docket Technical Conference Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making Notice of Proposed Rule Making “Rule” “Order” (E.g. Order 888, 890, 673) Filing requirements Often parallel with NERC Process

  5. What They Care About • FERC’s stated “Top Priorities” • Goal 1 • Oversee development of mandatory Electricity Reliability Standards to protect bulk power supply • NERC Standards • Goal 2 • Ensuring competitive markets • CAISO / MRTU • Goal 3 • Enforcement • Provide guidance to Transmission Providers on complying with the Standards of Conduct • Prevent market power and manipulation

  6. Why do we Care? • Office of Electric Reliability: Empowered • Oversees NERC • WECC interfaces with NERC via the WECC Delegation Agreement • Standards Development • Review and recommend • FERC can accept, reject or remand • Monitor compliance • Audit authority and investigatory authority • Sufficiency of regional planning processes

  7. Proactive Engagement • Oversees NERC • Engage in the “FERC Process” • Budget to buses • Hold the entity to the highest standard • Engage in the NERC and WECC “Process” • Comment on standards • Review and recommend • Hold the entity to the highest standard • Expect to be held to a higher standard

  8. Questions?

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