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Regulatory Capture Assessment

Regulatory capture is when an agency advances the interests of the industry it oversees (Stigler 1971; Carpenter & Moss 2013). The counts below are records in this tracker that connect outside parties to this agency. They are context for that question, not evidence that capture occurred.

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Counted over all 90 relationship records for this agency.

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Type	Connected To	Details	Source
Issued rule	Five-Year Review of the Oil Pipeline Index; Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Implementation of the Executive Order Entitled “Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting To Unleash American Energy”; Partial Recission	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Authorizations for Certain Activities at Liquefied Natural Gas Plants	Issued the rule.	Source
Shaped policy	Supplemental Review of the Oil Pipeline Index Level	Withdrew the rulemaking before finalizing it.	Source
Shaped policy	Safe Harbor Policy for Data Providers to Price Index Developers	Withdrew the rulemaking before finalizing it.	Source
Shaped policy	Duty of Candor	Withdrew the rulemaking before finalizing it.	Source
Issued rule	Five-Year Review of the Oil Pipeline Index	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Implementation of the Executive Order Entitled “Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting To Unleash American Energy”	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Implementation of the Executive Order Entitled “Zero-Based Budgeting To Unleash American Energy”	Issued the rule.	Source
Shaped policy	Removal of Regulations Limiting Authorizations To Proceed With Construction Activities Pending Rehearing	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Delegation of Authority Regarding Electric Reliability Organization's Delegation Agreement and Rules or Rule Changes Filings	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standard CIP-003-11-Cyber Security-Security Management Controls	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Virtualization Reliability Standards	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Supply Chain Risk Management Reliability Standards Revisions; Equipment and Services Produced or Provided by Certain Entities Identified as Risks to National Security	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Reliability Standards for Frequency and Voltage Protection Settings and Ride-Through for Inverter-Based Resources	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standard CIP-015-1-Cyber Security-Internal Network Security Monitoring	Issued the rule.	Source
Shaped policy	Removal of References to the Council on Environmental Quality's Rescinded Regulations	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
Shaped policy	Removal of Regulations Limiting Authorizations To Proceed With Construction Activities Pending Rehearing	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Blanket Certificate Cost Limitations	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Annual Update to Fee Schedule for the Use of Government Lands by Hydropower Licensees	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Annual Update of Filing Fees	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Reliability Standards for Frequency and Voltage Protection Settings and Ride-Through for Inverter-Based Resources	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Continuity of Operations Plan	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Establishing Reasonable Period of Time and Clarifications Regarding Clean Water Act Section 401(a)(1) Certifications for Hydroelectric Proceedings	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Compensation for Reactive Power Within the Standard Power Factor Range	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Supplemental Review of the Oil Pipeline Index Level	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Applications for Permits to Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Supply Chain Risk Management Reliability Standards	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standard CIP-015-1-Cyber Security-Internal Network Security Monitoring	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy; Notice of Petition for Rulemaking and Intent To Hold Tribal Consultation Meetings	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Implementation of Dynamic Line Ratings	Issued the rule.	Source
Shaped policy	Electric Reliability Organization Performance Assessments; Withdrawal	Withdrew the rulemaking before finalizing it.	Source
Issued rule	Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Establishment of Categorical Reasonable Period of Time for Action on Requests for Water Quality Certification Under Section 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act and Clarifying Types of Hydroelectric Project Proceedings That May Require Water Quality Certification	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Applications for Permits to Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Applications for Permits To Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols for Public Utilities	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Compensation for Reactive Power Within the Standard Power Factor Range	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Petition for Rulemaking To Update Commission Regulations Regarding Allocation of Interstate Pipeline Capacity	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Incentives for Advanced Cybersecurity Investment	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Natural Gas Pipelines; Project Cost and Annual Limits	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Enforcement of Statutes, Orders, Rules, and Regulations	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Annual Update to Fee Schedule for the Use of Government Lands by Hydropower Licensees	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Revisions to the Blanket Certificate Program	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Five-Year Review of the Oil Pipeline Index	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Annual Update to Fee Schedule for the Use of Government Lands by Hydropower Licensees	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Order No. 918; Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standard CIP-003-11-Cyber Security-Security Management Controls	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Order No. 919; Virtualization Reliability Standards	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Order No. 917; Filing Process and Data Collection for the Electric Quarterly Report	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Federal Power Act Section 203 Blanket Authorizations for Investment Companies	Issued the rule.	Source
Enabled	FERC Delayed Grid Interconnection Rules	FERC delayed grid interconnection reforms under utility industry pressure	Editorial
Proposed rule	FERC Delayed Grid Interconnection Rules	FERC proposed rule: FERC Delayed Grid Interconnection Rules	Editorial
Issued rule	Electric Reliability Organization Proposal To Retire Requirements in Reliability Standards Under the NERC Standards Efficiency Review	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Engineering and Design Materials for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Related to Potential Impacts Caused by Natural Hazards	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Filing Process and Data Collection for the Electric Quarterly Report	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Reliability Standards To Address Inverter-Based Resources	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Requests for Commission Records Available in the Public Reference Room	Issued the rule.	Source
Shaped policy	Removal of Regulations Limiting Authorizations To Proceed With Construction Activities Pending Rehearing; Confirmation	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Accounting and Reporting Treatment of Certain Renewable Energy Assets	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements for Extreme Weather	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	One-Time Informational Reports on Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessments Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Electric System Reliability	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Tariff Provisions	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Incentives for Advanced Cybersecurity Investment	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Natural Gas Pipelines; Project Cost and Annual Limits	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Internal Network Security Monitoring for High and Medium Impact Bulk Electric System Cyber Systems	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Annual Update to Fee Schedule for the Use of Government Lands by Hydropower Licensees	Issued the rule.	Source
Issued rule	Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements for Extreme Weather	FERC issued rule: Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements for Extreme Weather	Source
Issued rule	DOE Section 403 directive and FERC large-load interconnection ANOPR (Docket RM26-4-000)	Opened Docket RM26-4-000 on large-load interconnection after the Secretary of Energy's section 403 directive of Oct 23, 2025.	Source
Issued rule	FERC large-load show-cause orders to the six RTOs/ISOs (Dockets EL26-67-000 to EL26-72-000)	Issued six section 206 show-cause orders on large-load interconnection to PJM, SPP, NYISO, MISO, CAISO and ISO-NE (Dockets EL26-67-000 to EL26-72-000), Jun 18, 2026.	Source
Issued rule	FERC order on co-located large load in PJM (Docket EL25-49-000, 193 FERC ¶ 61,217)	Issued the order of Dec 18, 2025 in Docket EL25-49-000 (193 FERC ¶ 61,217) finding PJM's tariff unjust and unreasonable for co-located load and directing new transmission services.	Source
Proposed rule	Authorizations for Certain Activities at Liquefied Natural Gas Plants	FERC proposed rule: Authorizations for Certain Activities at Liquefied Natural Gas Plants	Source
Employs	Laura Harkrider	Chairman-Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Chairman (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Lindsay See	Member-Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Commissioner (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	David Rosner (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)	Member-Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Commissioner (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Judy Chang (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)	Member-Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Commissioner (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	David Lacerte	Member-Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the Commissioner (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	James Dawson	General Counsel, Office of General Counsel (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	McKenna Skeeters	Chief of Staff, Office of the Chairman (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Overseen by	Senate Energy Committee	Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has jurisdiction over the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Editorial
Employs	Mark Christie	Mark Christie serves as FERC Chairman since January 2025	Editorial