Industry group favors FERC over CFTC

The Electric Power Supply Association and Edison Electric Institute recommend that Congress explicitly limit the CFTC’s authority over wholesale power markets, leaving that oversight to FERC. Subcommittee Chairman Edward Markey has said derivatives legislation approved by the House Financial Services and Agriculture Committees “needs to be fixed” to prevent it from “interfering” with power and natural gas markets. “Clear and unambiguous authority for FERC to regulate these transactions is essential,” said Moler, a former chairman of FERC and vice president for public affairs and government policy at Exelon Corp. “We see no reason for duplicative” regulation.

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Felix Shipkevich

Felix Shipkevich is a Manhattan-based attorney and general counsel for Shipkevich Law Firm. He has extensive experience working with the CFTC and NFA on registration, compliance, and enforcement issues for CPOs, CTAs, FCMs, IBs, and RFEDs. Felix also practices intellectual property and corporate governance law.