Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is an independent agency within the Department of Energy which regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil.
- Civilian staff, August 2026
- 1,365
- −8.2% in a year
- Rules made final this year
- 10
- 5 proposed
- Organizations that lobbied it
- 318
- 2019 to 2026
Where its power comes from
An agency can act only where a law lets it. These are the laws its rules cite, where its rules live, and the bills that would change it.
Laws it carries out
The U.S. Code sections its rules of the last six years cite as their authority, most cited first, of 20.
- Definitions
- Regulation of natural gas companies
- Definitions
- Findings
- Congressional declaration of purpose
- Fees and charges for Government services and things of value
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Federal Power Commission; creation; number; appointment; term; qualifications; vacancies; quorum; chairman; salary; place of holding sessions
- State and local safety considerations
- Administrative powers of Commission; rules, regulations, and orders
- Repealed. Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, § 1263, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 974
- Repealed. Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, § 212, 49 Stat. 847
Its rulebook
Where the rules it wrote these six years sit in the Code of Federal Regulations.
Bills that would change it
Bills this Congress that name it, the most recently moved first. A bill that names an agency is not a law.
- S 1020: A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of…Became law
- HR 2072: To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain…On calendar
Track record
What it made final, the cases it brought, and where Congress moved to undo its work.
Latest final rules
The newest rules it made final.
- Categorical Exclusion Under the National Environmental Policy Act for Certain Terminations or Revocations of Water Power Licenses or ExemptionsJul 23
- Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas PipelinesMay 28
- Five-Year Review of the Oil Pipeline IndexApr 28
- Annual Update to Fee Schedule for the Use of Government Lands by Hydropower LicenseesApr 21
- Order No. 918; Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standard CIP-003-11-Cyber Security-Security Management ControlsMar 24
- Order No. 917; Filing Process and Data Collection for the Electric Quarterly ReportMar 24
- Order No. 919; Virtualization Reliability StandardsMar 24
- Removal of Regulations Limiting Authorizations To Proceed With Construction Activities Pending Rehearing; ConfirmationFeb 24
Who runs it
Its leaders
- David LaCertea Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2031. (Reappointment)
- Laura Swetta Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2030
- David LaCertea Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026
Who pays to be heard
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.$538M on reports naming it
- Honeywell International$55.6M on reports naming it
- Duke Energy Corporation$39.9M on reports naming it
- David LaCertea Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2031. (Reappointment)
- Department of EnergyThe department it sits in
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.Lobbied it, $538M
- Laura Swetta Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2030
- Honeywell InternationalLobbied it, $55.6M
- Duke Energy CorporationLobbied it, $39.9M
Its leaders
The people the Senate last confirmed to its offices, one record per office. A confirmation date is not proof someone still serves.
Who tries to sway it
Who names it on federal lobbying reports, 2019 to 2026, and who used to work there. Naming an agency is the filer’s account of where work was aimed, not a record of a meeting.
Who pays to be heard
The biggest spenders on reports that name it. A report names several issues, so each figure is the whole report.
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.$538M
- Honeywell International$55.6M
- Duke Energy Corporation$39.9M
- Nextera Energy, Inc.$35.5M
- Chevron, U.S.A., Inc.$28.9M
- Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (D/B/A Airlines for America)$24.2M
- American Council of Engineering Companies$23.6M
- National Association of Manufacturers$18.9M
- Meta Platforms, Inc. and Various Subsidiaries$18.9M
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company$17.3M
- Cheniere Energy, Inc.$17.1M
- Sempra$14.1M
- Real Estate Roundtable$13.4M
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation$12.9M
- Apple, Inc.$12.5M
- American Petroleum Institute$11.8M
- Industrial Energy Consumers of America$11M
- Firstenergy Corp$10.9M
- National Grid USA$10.8M
- Itc Holdings Corp.$10.1M
Who files the lobbying
The firms on reports that name it, by how many clients they filed for.
- Lot Sixteen LLC12 clients
- Bracewell LLP11 clients
- CGCN Group, LLC7 clients
- Owen Evans Ingols6 clients
- Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP5 clients
- Meguire Whitney5 clients
- Founders Policy Group5 clients
- The Ferguson Group, LLC4 clients
- David Turch & Assoc.4 clients
- HBW Resources4 clients
- Acg Advocacy4 clients
- Dentons US LLP3 clients
- Williams and Jensen, PLLC3 clients
- Cassidy & Associates, Inc.3 clients
- Monument Advocacy3 clients
- K&L Gates, LLP3 clients
- Boundary Stone Partners3 clients
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld2 clients
- Faegre Baker Daniels Consulting2 clients
- Crossroads Strategies, LLC2 clients
Former staff now lobbying
Lobbyists whose filings list a past job here: the most recent 10 of 12.
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