On September 21, 2009, in a surprise announcement, Commissioner Suedeen Kelly stated she would turn down President Obama’s nomination for another term at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) to pursue opportunities in the private sector.

On September 21, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) approved an uncontested settlement with its Enforcement Litigation Staff and  Energy Transfer Partners L.P., Energy Transfer Company, ETC Marketing Ltd., and Houston Pipe Line Company LP (collectively “ETP”) for $30 million in a market manipulation case. 

On September 17, 2009, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) on standards for measuring and verifying the performance of demand response services.  The proposed rule would lay the groundwork for expanding the use of demand response in organized wholesale markets.

On September 22, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) held a public meeting on the Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power System. 

On September 2, 2009, Milford Wind Corridor, LLC (“Milford”) submitted a Petition for Declaratory Order requesting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) to confirm that it can retain its firm rights to use 1,000 MW of transmission on a generator lead Milford constructed itself in order to interconnect the full capacity of five planned phases of its entire wind project.