Identify the agencies involved in energy regulation.
Identification may include
- localities
- state agencies
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Links to an external site.
- Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Links to an external site.
- Virginia Department of Energy (Virginia Energy) Links to an external site.
- Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) Links to an external site.
- Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) and Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Links to an external site.
- Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Links to an external site.
- federal agencies
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Links to an external site.
- Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Links to an external site.
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Links to an external site.
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Links to an external site.
- Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Links to an external site.
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Links to an external site.
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Links to an external site.
- U.S. Forest Service Links to an external site.
- U.S. Department of Energy Links to an external site.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security Links to an external site.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Links to an external site.
- international
Process/Skill Questions:
- How do agency leadership and funding affect regulation enforcement?
- What is the purpose and function of the Virginia SCC?
- What is the process by which a utility in Virginia gains approval to build a new power plant?
- What is a certificate of public convenience and necessity?
- Why can’t you choose your own electric provider in Virginia? How does this differ from other states?
- What is deregulation?
- What is the role of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)?