Each year, the Commission's Staff makes public various docketed and non-docketed reports that are primarily of an investigative and informational nature.
Click on the categories below to view additional information.
General
- March 19, 2020 - 2019 State of the Markets Report
- November 21, 2019 - 2019 Report on Enforcement
- October 17, 2019 - 2019-2020 Winter Energy Market Assessment
- May 16, 2019 - 2019 Summer Energy Market and Reliability Assessment
- April 18, 2019 - 2018 State of the Markets
- November 15, 2018 - 2018 Report on Enforcement
- October 18, 2018 - 2018–2019 Winter Energy Market Assessment
- May 17, 2018 - 2018 Summer Energy Market and Reliability Assessment
- April 19, 2018 - 2017 State of the Markets Report
- November 16, 2017 - 2017 Report on Enforcement
- October 25, 2017 - Agency Actions Pursuant to Executive Order 13783, Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth
- October 19, 2017 - 2017–2018 Winter Energy Market Assessment
- June 15, 2017 - 2017 Summer Market and Reliability Assessment
- April 13, 2017 - FERC Staff Issues the 2016 State of the Markets Report
- November 17, 2016 - 2016 Report on Enforcement
- October 20, 2016 - 2016–2017 Winter Energy Market Assessment
- May 19, 2016 - 2016 Summer Market and Reliability Assessment
- March 17, 2016 - 2015 State of the Markets Presentation
- November 19, 2015 - 2015 Report on Enforcement
- October 15, 2015 - 2015 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Results
- October 15, 2015 - 2015–2016 Winter Energy Market Assessment
- May 14, 2015 - 2015 Summer Market and Reliability Assessment
- March 19, 2015 - OAL Contributions to the Work of the Commission
- March 19, 2015 - 2014 State of the Markets Presentation
Electric
- February 20, 2020 - FERC Launches Look into Virtualization, Cloud Services for Power Grid Operations
- News Release | Presentation | Orders: E-19 NOI , E-22
- January 23, 2020 - FERC Accepts NERC Performance Assessment, Bolsters Grid Reliability
- News Release | Presentation | Orders: E-20 , E-21 , E-22 , E-24
- October 17, 2019 - FERC Approves First Compliance Filings on Landmark Storage Rule
- News Release | Presentation | Orders: E-1 and E-2
- October 4, 2019 - FERC Staff Report Identifies Lessons Learned from CIP Reliability Audits
- August 27, 2019 - FERC/NERC Staff White Paper on CIP Standards Notices of Penalties
- August 22, 2019 - Managing Transmission Line Ratings
- July 18, 2019 - The South Central United States Cold Weather Bulk Electric System Event of January 17, 2018
- March 29, 2019 - FERC Staff Report Identifies Lessons Learned from CIP Reliability Audits
- November 7, 2018 - FERC Staff Issues Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering Report
- May 2, 2018 - FERC–NERC Staff Report on Grid Operators Having Sufficient ‘Blackstart’ Capability
- December 28, 2017 - Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering Report
- October 6, 2017 - 2017 Report on Transmission Investment Metrics
- October 6, 2017 - Lessons Learned from Commission-Led CIP Version 5 Reliability Audits
- June 9, 2017 - FERC, NERC Staff Report on Grid Restoration and Recovery Plans Absent SCADA or EMS
- December 22, 2016 - Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering Report
- December 8, 2016 - Electric Reliability Primer
- August 12, 2016 - Staff Report on Common Metrics for RTO/ISOs and Individual Utilities
- Errata Notice (revised on August 3, 2017)
- March 17, 2016 - Staff Report on Transmission Investment Metrics
- January 29, 2016 - FERC-NERC-Regional Entity Joint Review of Restoration and Recovery Plans Report
Natural Gas
- August 13, 2019 - FERC staff sends Twenty-Eighth Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
- February 7, 2019 - FERC staff sends Twenty-Seventh Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
- August 17, 2018 - FERC staff sends Twenty-Sixth Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
- February 14, 2018 - FERC staff sends Twenty-Fifth Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
- August 9, 2017 - FERC staff sends Twenty-Fourth Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
- February 21, 2017 - FERC staff sends Twenty-Third Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
- August 8, 2016 - FERC staff sends Twenty-Second Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
- February 2, 2016 - FERC staff sends Twenty-First Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
- August 12, 2015 - FERC staff sends Twentieth Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
- February 24, 2015 - FERC staff sends Nineteenth Report to Congress on progress made in licensing and constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
Hydropower
- January 17, 2019 - Fees for the Use of Government Dams Report to Congress
- May 31, 2017 - Report and Recommendations on the Two-Year Hydro Pilot Process
- April 17, 2017 - Hydropower Primer
Oil
- June 2005 - Staff Oil Pipeline Handbook, Volume IV
Energy Infrastructure
- April 20, 2020 - Energy Infrastructure Update for February 2020
- March 9, 2020 - Energy Infrastructure Update for January 2020
- March 5, 2020 - Energy Infrastructure Update for December 2019
- January 15, 2020 - Energy Infrastructure Update for November 2019 (revised generation data on January 24, 2020 based on source data changes)
- December 18, 2019 - Energy Infrastructure Update for October 2019
- November 19, 2019 - Energy Infrastructure Update for September 2019
- November 1, 2019 - Energy Infrastructure Update for August 2019
- September 11, 2019 - Energy Infrastructure Update for July 2019
- August 8, 2019 - Energy Infrastructure Update for June 2019 (revised generation data on September 11, 2019 based on source data changes)
- July 5, 2019 - Energy Infrastructure Update for May 2019 (revised generation data on September 11, 2019 based on source data changes)
- June 7, 2019 - Energy Infrastructure Update for April 2019 (revised generation data on September 11, 2019 based on source data changes)
- May 7, 2019 - Energy Infrastructure Update for March 2019 (revised generation data on September 11, 2019 based on source data changes)
- April 10, 2019 - Energy Infrastructure Update for February 2019
- March 12, 2019 - Energy Infrastructure Update for January 2019 (revised generation data on April 16, 2019 based on source data changes)
- February 5, 2019 - Energy Infrastructure Update for December 2018
- January 2, 2019 - Energy Infrastructure Update for November 2018
- December 6, 2018 - Energy Infrastructure Update for October 2018 (revised generation data on January 11, 2019 based on source data changes)
- November 5, 2018 - Energy Infrastructure Update for September 2018
- October 9, 2018 - Energy Infrastructure Update for August 2018 (revised generation data on November 8, 2018 based on source data changes)
- September 6, 2018 - Energy Infrastructure Update for July 2018 (revised generation data on October 11, 2018 based on source data changes)
- July 31, 2018 - Energy Infrastructure Update for June 2018 (revised generation data on September 6, 2018 based on source data changes)
- July 5, 2018 - Energy Infrastructure Update for May 2018 (revised generation data on July 31, 2018 based on source data changes)
- June 5, 2018 - Energy Infrastructure Update for April 2018 (revised generation data on July 31, 2018 based on source data changes)
- May 3, 2018 - Energy Infrastructure Update for March 2018 (revised generation data on June 5, 2018 based on source data changes)
- April 23, 2018 - Energy Infrastructure Update for February 2018 (revised generation data on May 3, 2018 based on source data changes)
- March 13, 2018 - Energy Infrastructure Update for January 2018
- February 6, 2018 - Energy Infrastructure Update for December 2017
- January 3, 2018 - Energy Infrastructure Update for November 2017 (revised generation data on February 6, 2018 based on source data changes)
- December 4, 2017 - Energy Infrastructure Update for October 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
- November 7, 2017 - Energy Infrastructure Update for September 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
- October 4, 2017 - Energy Infrastructure Update for August 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
- September 13, 2017 - Energy Infrastructure Update for July 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
- August 3, 2017 - Energy Infrastructure Update for June 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
- July 6, 2017 - Energy Infrastructure Update for May 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
- June 5, 2017 - Energy Infrastructure Update for April 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
- May 2, 2017 - Energy Infrastructure Update for March 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
- March 30, 2017 - Energy Infrastructure Update for February 2017 (revised natural gas tables on February 8, 2018 reflect end of year revisions)
- February 28, 2017 - Energy Infrastructure Update for January 2017
- February 1, 2017 - Energy Infrastructure Update for December 2016 (revised generation data on February 28, 2017 based on source data changes)
- January 5, 2017 - Energy Infrastructure Update for November 2016
- December 6, 2016 - Energy Infrastructure Update for October 2016 (revised generation data on December 28, 2016 based on source data changes)
- November 2, 2016 - Energy Infrastructure Update for September 2016 (revised generation data on December 6, 2016 based on source data changes)
- September 30, 2016 - Energy Infrastructure Update for August 2016 (revised generation data on October 27, 2016 based on source data changes)
- September 2, 2016 - Energy Infrastructure Update for July 2016 (revised generation data on October 3, 2016 based on source data changes)
- July 29, 2016 - Energy Infrastructure Update for June 2016 (revised generation data on September 1, 2016 based on source data changes)
- July 1, 2016 - Energy Infrastructure Update for May 2016 (revised generation data on August 2, 2016 based on source data changes)
- June 6, 2016 - Energy Infrastructure Update for April 2016 (revised generation data on July 1, 2016 based on source data changes)
- April 27, 2016 - Energy Infrastructure Update for March 2016 (revised generation data on July 1, 2016 based on source data changes)
- March 23, 2016 - Energy Infrastructure Update for February 2016 (revised generation data on April 27, 2016 based on source data changes)
- March 3, 2016 - Energy Infrastructure Update for January 2016 (revised generation data on March 28, 2016 based on source data changes)
- February 2, 2016 - Energy Infrastructure Update for December 2015 (revised generation data on March 2, 2016 based on source data changes)
Staff Papers
Disclaimer: The views presented in the following Staff Papers are the personal views of the authors and not FERC or any of its Commissioners.
- February 15, 2018 - Distributed Energy Resources
- January 30, 2017 - Marginal Loss Calculations for the DCOPF
- November 17, 2016 - Effective Energy Trading Compliance Practices
- November 17, 2016 - Anti-Market Manipulation Enforcement Efforts Ten Years After EPAct 2005
- January 19, 2016 - Guidance Principles for Clean Power Plan Modeling