US Senate passes FERC rate challenge, merger review bills

S&P Global Platts

Washington — The US Senate on September 4 passed by voice vote on two bills directly impacting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

One of those bills aims to ensure that stakeholders have a way to challenge rate changes that go into effect automatically due to FERC’s failure to act, and the other seeks to reconcile the thresholds for determining when the agency is required to …