42 U.S.C. § 7134
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; compensation of Chairman and members
There shall be within the Department, a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission established by subchapter IV of this chapter (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Commission”). The Chairman shall be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5. The other members of the Commission shall be compensated at the rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5. The Chairman and members of the Commission shall be individuals who, by demonstrated ability, background, training, or experience, are specially qualified to assess fairly the needs and concerns of all interests affected by Federal energy policy.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: Metropolitan Edison Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Metropolitan Edison Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (2014)
“565 , 571 (codified at 42 U.S.C. § 7134 ). 6 B. The Market for Electricity Before the passage of the FPA, electricity was usually sold by vertically integrated electric utilities that controlled their own generators, transmission lines, and local distribution networks.”
Caribou Four Corners, Inc. v. American Oil Co. (1985)
“FERC is a quasi-independent regulatory agency established as part of the DOE by Sections 204 and 401 of the DOE Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7134 , 7171. It is authorized to review various actions of the Secretary of Energy, including OHA exception relief determinations under the…”
State of Montana v. Talen Montana, LLC (2025)
“See 42 U.S.C. § 7134 ; 18 C.F.R. § 4.41 (b), (h).”
LSP TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS II, LLC v. HUSTON (2024)
“" 42 U.S.C. §§ 7134 , 7172(a)(1)(B). In the decades following the Act's enactment, FERC sought to transform the electric power market to make electric transmission more efficient, competitive, and affordable.”
Sierra Club v. FERC (2025)
“565 , 571, 578, 582- 83, 585, 599 (1977) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §§ 7134 , 7151(b), 7171(a), 7172(a)(1), 7172(e), 7252) (creating FERC, transferring the Federal Power Commission’s functions, and authorizing the Energy Secretary to delegate responsibilities to FERC);…”
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