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FERC Issues Notice of Alleged MISO Market Manipulation

Jun 13, 2014

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The Preliminary Notice is the first Staff Notice of Alleged Violations of the FERC’s ant-manipulation rule issued since Powhatan Energy Fund LLC (Powhatan) launched its unprecedented and widely publicized website in March 2014 criticizing FERC’s investigation of alleged manipulation by Powhatan and related parties in the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. market from February to August 2010.

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