FERC is being transformed by the 2005 Energy Policy Act (EPAct) to more of an enforcement agency rather than an accounting-focused government agency, said Commissioner Marc Spitzer, who spoke last week at the Western Power Supply Forum II in Burlingame, CA. This is a transition that began at the state regulatory commission level, from which Spitzer just emerged in Arizona to his role as a new federal regulator.
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EPAct Transforming FERC Into Enforcer, Says Spitzer
FERC is being transformed by the 2005 federal Energy Policy Act (EPAct) to more of an enforcement agency rather than an accounting-focused government agency, according to Commissioner Marc Spitzer, who spoke Tuesday at the Western Power Supply Forum II in Burlingame, CA. This is a transition that began at the state regulatory commission level, from which Spitzer just emerged in Arizona to his role as a new federal regulator.
December 7, 2006
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ATC CEO: FERC Backstop Transmission Siting Authority No Silver Bullet
New backstop transmission siting authority given to FERC in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) will not be a “silver bullet” and, if improperly applied, that authority could become “one of the biggest roadblocks that we have to construction” of power lines, Jose Delgado, CEO of American Transmission Co. (ATC), said last Wednesday.
November 7, 2005
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