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Enforcement Has a Pivotal Role at FERC, Fuels Chief Says

Enforcement Has a Pivotal Role at FERC, Fuels Chief Says

FERC’s enforcement division has grown from five to to 500 employees since the market meltdown in 2000-2001, staffing a market monitoring center that closely follows electric and natural gas prices, tracking apparent aberrations for any evidence of market manipulation. Last winter’s polar vortex didn’t make their job any easier.

September 11, 2014