On October 15, 2009, the Commission issued an order confirming its jurisdiction to enforce reliability standards over federal agencies that use, own or operate the bulk power system. 

On October 15, 2009, the Commission issued an order regarding the usage and fuel charges to be paid by an asset manager replacement shipper under the Commission’s capacity release program. 

On October 15, 2009, the Commission released an order addressing Texas Eastern Transmission LP’s (“Texas Eastern”) filing of two letter agreements and revised tariff sheets modifying previously filed negotiated rate agreements with New Jersey Natural Gas Company (“New Jersey”) and PSEG Power, LLC (“PSEG”).  The modifications included negotiated fuel rate caps and a provision that the negotiated fuel rate cap would apply to any replacement shipper if New Jersey or PSEG released their capacity. 

On October 9, 2009, FERC conditionally accepted the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.’s (“Midwest ISO”) filing of an unexecuted amended and restated generator interconnection agreement (“IA”) among Midwest ISO, Community Wind North LLC (“Community Wind”) and Northern States Power Company (“NSP”), subject to Community Wind not having to pay for a new 230-mile transmission line.

On October 8, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) approved a Stipulation and Consent Agreement (the “Agreement”) between the Office of Enforcement, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”), and Florida Power and Light Company (“FPL”).  Under the Agreement, FPL agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to resolve an investigation into whether FPL violated Reliability Standards associated with a Florida blackout on February 26, 2008.

On October 2, 2009, FERC conditionally approved ISO New England Inc.’s (“ISO-NE”) Reliability Commitment Mitigation rules as applied to resources used to maintain electric reliability.