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Something New Under the Sun: Competition & Consumer Protection Issues in Solar Energy
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The Federal Trade Commission held a one-day public workshop on June 21, 2016 to explore competition and consumer protection issues that may arise when consumers generate their own electric power by...
FTC Announces Agenda for Workshop to Examine Competition and Consumer Protection Issues in the Rooftop Solar Business
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced the agenda and panelists for its upcoming “ Something New Under the Sun” workshop in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2016, examining competition and consumer...
FTC Puts Conditions on Merger of Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., and The Williams Companies, Inc.
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Energy companies Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (“ETE”), and The Williams Companies, Inc., will divest Williams’ interest in an interstate natural gas pipeline to settle Federal Trade Commission charges...
FTC Workshop Will Examine Competition and Consumer Protection Issues in the Rooftop Solar Business
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a workshop in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2016, to examine competition and consumer protection issues raised by consumers’ growing use of rooftop solar panels to...
ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P., In the Matter of
ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P., agreed to divest its ownership interest in four light petroleum product terminals in Pennsylvania, to settle charges that ArcLight’s acquisition of Gulf Oil Limited Partnership from its parent company, Cumberland Farms, Inc., would likely be anticompetitive in three Pennsylvania terminal markets: Altoona, where ArcLight would own the only terminal handling gasoline and one of two terminals handling distillates; Scranton, where ArcLight would own one of two terminals handling gasoline and distillates; and Harrisburg, where ArcLight would own one of two terminals handling gasoline and one of three terminals handling distillates.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
151 0149
Docket Number
C-4563
Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification and Posting
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The Fuel Rating Rule requires that refiners, importers, and producers of certain automotive fuels determine the fuel ratings before transferring the fuels to a distributor or retailer. For gasoline...
New Nordic USA, Inc. (Hair Volume dietary supplements)
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By
Mary K. Engle, Associate Director
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Text of the Letter
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FTC Requires Energy Investor ArcLight Energy Partners Fund to Divest Assets as a Condition of Acquiring Gulf Oil Limited Partnership from Cumberland Farms, Inc.
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The Federal Trade Commission will require energy investor ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P., to divest its ownership interest in four light petroleum product terminals in Pennsylvania, as part of...
FTC Issues Annual Report On Ethanol Market Concentration
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued its 2015 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration, an annual report required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 “to determine whether there is sufficient...
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Report to Congress on Ethanol Market Concentration (December 2015)
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Text of the Commission Report
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FTC Staff Advises New York State Public Service Commission On Improving Proposal to Transform Electric Distribution System
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The Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment in the New York State Public Service Commission’s (NY PSC’s) Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding regarding that agency’s “Staff White...
FTC Staff Reply Comment Before the State of New York Public Service Commission in the Reforming the Energy Vision Proceeding, Concerning the NY PSC Staff White Paper on Ratemaking and Utility Business Models
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Matter Number
V140012
Docket Number
14-M-0101
FTC staff submitted a comment in the New York State Public Service Commission’s (NY PSC’s) Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding regarding that agency’s “Staff White Paper on Ratemaking and...
Report
The Determinants of Plant Exit: The Evolution of the U.S. Refining Industry
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This paper analyzes factors that affect the exit and expansion of U.S. petroleum refineries using plant-level capacity data from 1947 to 2013. We find that larger refineries are less likely to close...
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Simulating a Homogeneous Product Merger: A Case Study on Model Fit and Performance
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This paper studies Tesoro’s 2013 acquisition of British Petroleum’s Los Angeles refinery. We present a merger simulation model tailored to the gasoline market, which includes Cournot firms and a price...
FTC Staff Advises New York State Public Service Commission On Improving Proposal to Transform Electric Distribution System
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The Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment to the New York State Public Service Commission (NY PSC) regarding that agency’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding. The REV proceeding...
FTC Staff Reply Comment Before the State of New York Public Service Commission in the Reforming the Energy Vision Proceeding, Responding To Third-Party Comments on the NY PSC Benefit-Cost Analysis
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Matter Number
V140012
Docket Number
Case 14-M-0101
The FTC staff submitted a reply comment to the New York State Public Service Commission (NY PSC) regarding that agency’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding. The FTC staff comment recommended...
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Text of the FTC Staff Comment
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FTC Chairwoman Ramirez Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee On Antitrust Enforcement and Priorities to Promote Competition and Protect Consumers
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In testimony presented to a U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary subcommittee the Federal Trade Commission described its ongoing efforts to promote competition that benefits consumers and...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On “Oversight of the Enforcement of the Antitrust Laws”
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By
Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman
Matter Number
P859910
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Text of the Commission Testimony
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FTC Puts Conditions on Par Petroleum Corporation’s Acquisition of Mid Pac Petroleum, LLC
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Texas-based energy company Par Petroleum Corporation will terminate its storage and throughput rights at a key gasoline terminal in Hawaii, to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that Par’s...
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