Clarifications

In reaffirming its landmark Order 712 removing the maximum rate cap on short-term released capacity last Thursday, FERC offered several clarifications, but denied rehearing, continuing to exclude pipelines from the program, saying pipelines already have built-in flexibility in their ability to negotiate rates.

In reaffirming its landmark Order 712 removing the maximum rate cap on short-term released capacity Thursday, FERC offered several clarifications, but denied rehearing, continuing to exclude pipelines from the program, saying pipelines already have built-in flexibility in their ability to negotiate rates.

In order to encourage further transparency in energy prices, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in an order issued Thursday, granted clarifications that extended its safe harbor assurances against prosecution for inadvertent mistakes.

The American Gas Association has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for clarifications of its final rule, on Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers (Order No. 2004), ensuring that LDCs affiliated with pipelines will continue to be exempt from the affiliate rules if they conduct off-system sales on non-affiliated pipelines.

The American Gas Association has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for clarifications of its final rule, on Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers (Order No. 2004), ensuring that LDCs affiliated with pipelines will continue to be exempt from the affiliate rules if they conduct off-system sales on non-affiliated pipelines.

While coming closer this time to what the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission had in mind, Kern River Gas Transmission still must make further revisions to its request to reserve excess capacity for use in future expansions, according to a recent Commission order.

While coming closer this time to what the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission had in mind, Kern River Gas Transmission still must make further revisions to its request to reserve excess capacity for use in future expansions, according to a Commission order issued Friday.

With minor modifications and clarifications, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission accepted a settlement yesterday between the Midwest ISO, several of its transmission-owning members and the Alliance RTO.