Whois & Analysis for ferc.gov

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is the United States federal agency that regulates the transmission and wholesale sale of electricity and natural gas in interstate commerce, and regulates the transportation of oil by pipeline in interstate commerce.

FERC also reviews proposals to build interstate natural gas pipelines, natural gas storage projects, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, and FERC licenses non-federal hydropower projects.

Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly including varying amounts of other higher alkanes, and sometimes a small percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, or helium.

It is formed when layers of decomposing plant and animal matter are exposed to intense heat and pressure under the surface of the Earth over millions of years.

The energy that the plants originally obtained from the sun is stored in the form of chemical bonds in the gas.

Hydropower or water power (from the, "water") is power derived from the energy of falling water or fast running water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes.

Since ancient times, hydropower from many kinds of watermills has been used as a renewable energy source for irrigation and the operation of various mechanical devices, such as gristmills, sawmills, textile mills, trip hammers, dock cranes, domestic lifts, and ore mills.

A trompe, which produces compressed air from falling water, is sometimes used to power other machinery at a distance.

Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods or material through a pipe.

The latest data, in 2014, gives a total of slightly less than of pipeline in 120 countries of the world.

The United States had 65%, Russia had 8%, and Canada had 3%, thus 75% of all pipeline were in three countries.

Electric power transmission is the bulk movement of electrical energy from a generating site, such as a power plant, to an electrical substation.

The interconnected lines which facilitate this movement are known as a transmission network.

This is distinct from the local wiring between high-voltage substations and customers, which is typically referred to as electric power distribution.

The combined transmission and distribution network is known as the "power grid" in North America, or just "the grid".

In the United Kingdom, the network is known as the "National Grid".