Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent U.S. government agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil, and oversees wholesale energy markets and related infrastructure.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission canonical | 34 |
| FERC | 4 |
| FERC to approve tariffs and rate schedules | 1 |
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (licensed) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T667415 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Context triple: [Energy Policy Act of 2005, affectsAgency, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]
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Federal Energy Administration
The Federal Energy Administration was a short-lived U.S. government agency created in the 1970s to manage national energy policy and respond to energy crises before its functions were absorbed into the Department of Energy.
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Federal Power Commission
The Federal Power Commission was an independent U.S. regulatory agency responsible for overseeing interstate electricity and natural gas markets before its functions were eventually transferred to successor agencies such as the Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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C.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is the federal agency responsible for overseeing and ensuring the safe use of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States.
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D.
Rural Utilities Service
The Rural Utilities Service is a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency that provides financing and support for infrastructure and utility services—such as electricity, water, and telecommunications—in rural communities.
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E.
Federal Power Act
The Federal Power Act is a U.S. law that regulates interstate electricity transmission and wholesale power sales, granting the federal government—primarily the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission—broad authority over the nation’s electric power industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Target entity description: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent U.S. government agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil, and oversees wholesale energy markets and related infrastructure.
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A.
Federal Energy Administration
The Federal Energy Administration was a short-lived U.S. government agency created in the 1970s to manage national energy policy and respond to energy crises before its functions were absorbed into the Department of Energy.
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B.
Federal Power Commission
The Federal Power Commission was an independent U.S. regulatory agency responsible for overseeing interstate electricity and natural gas markets before its functions were eventually transferred to successor agencies such as the Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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C.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is the federal agency responsible for overseeing and ensuring the safe use of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States.
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D.
Rural Utilities Service
The Rural Utilities Service is a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency that provides financing and support for infrastructure and utility services—such as electricity, water, and telecommunications—in rural communities.
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E.
Federal Power Act
The Federal Power Act is a U.S. law that regulates interstate electricity transmission and wholesale power sales, granting the federal government—primarily the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission—broad authority over the nation’s electric power industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency of the United States
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independent federal agency ⓘ regulatory agency ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
North American Electric Reliability Corporation
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state public utility commissions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| formedFrom | Federal Power Commission ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
FERC
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| hasAuthority |
approve rates for interstate transmission of electricity
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approve rates for interstate transportation of natural gas ⓘ approve rates for interstate transportation of oil ⓘ civil penalties for violations of energy laws and regulations ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| isIndependentOf |
U.S. Department of Energy
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surface form:
Department of Energy
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| issues |
certificates of public convenience and necessity
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licenses ⓘ orders ⓘ regulations ⓘ tariff approvals ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Department of Energy Organization Act
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Federal Power Act ⓘ Interstate Commerce Act ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate Commerce Act (as to oil pipelines)
Natural Gas Act ⓘ |
| monitors |
energy market transparency
ⓘ
energy markets for manipulation ⓘ |
| oversees |
electric transmission infrastructure
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hydropower licensing ⓘ independent system operators ⓘ interstate natural gas pipelines ⓘ liquefied natural gas terminals ⓘ regional transmission organizations ⓘ wholesale electricity markets ⓘ wholesale natural gas markets ⓘ |
| parentAgency |
U.S. Department of Energy
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surface form:
Department of Energy
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| regulates |
electric reliability standards for the bulk power system
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interstate transmission of electricity ⓘ interstate transmission of natural gas ⓘ interstate transmission of oil ⓘ interstate transportation of natural gas ⓘ interstate transportation of oil ⓘ interstate wholesale sales of electricity ⓘ interstate wholesale sales of natural gas ⓘ |
| sector | energy regulation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ferc.gov/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Description of subject: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent U.S. government agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil, and oversees wholesale energy markets and related infrastructure.
Referenced by (40)
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