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United States: FERC Adopts Enforcement Policy Statement and Proposes Anti-Manipulation Rules and Audit Protections
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28 October 2005

By Jim Bushee, Jake Dweck, Dan Frank, Keith McCrea, Peter Rodgers, Andrew Soto, Paul Turner and Dena Wiggins

Originally published October 25, 2005

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has adopted a Policy Statement, effective immediately, concerning enforcement of its rules and regulations and potential penalties for violations of those rules and regulations. FERC also has proposed (i) new "anti-manipulation" rules that would provide new authority to punish fraud in the electricity and natural gas markets, and (ii) new rules for challenging FERC audit findings and remedies. The two proposed rules are subject to public comment and further rulemaking procedures.

These three new measures affect all entities that buy, sell or trade electricity or natural gas, including power marketers, natural gas traders, jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional electric utilities, and other market participants....
 
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