FERC Energy Market Manipulation Enforcement
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-04-21 — Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026: Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026 (S4351) would authorize FERC to temporarily or permanently ban persons found to have manipulated electricity or natural gas markets, or filed false market information, from trading in FERC-jurisdictional energy markets — expanding remedies beyond existing civil penalties under the Federal Power Act and Natural Gas Act. (novelty: 2)