On July 3, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued an order confirming a more aggressive posture towards scrutinizing the ability of investors to exercise control over public utilities...more
For the fourth straight meeting of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the fourth since Willie L. Phillips was appointed its acting Chair, an order aimed at improving the reliability of the nation’s electric...more
On February 16, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) issued an order approving two new extreme cold weather reliability standards for generation resources proposed by the North American...more
In October 2021, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff issued its annual report on “recommendations to help users, owners and operators of the bulk-power system improve their compliance with the [North American...more
On September 1, 2020, a sharply divided Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) abandoned its long-standing approach for determining the “power production capacity” of a generation facility seeking...more
On April 14, 2020, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Neil Chatterjee addressed FERC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic on FERC’s Open Access podcast. Chairman Chatterjee highlighted FERC’s ongoing focus on...more
On April 18, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted Sunrun, Inc. (Sunrun) limited waivers of FERC’s filing requirements for obtaining qualifying small power production facility (QF) status under the...more
5/8/2019
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Energy Sector ,
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Filing Requirements ,
Homeowners ,
PURPA ,
Qualifying Facility ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Self-Certification ,
Solar Energy ,
Utilities Sector ,
Waivers
On February 8, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) issued a Final Rule revising its regulations in 18 C.F.R. § 385.2007 regarding computation of time periods prescribed or allowed by...more
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives recently passed legislation regarding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) review of certain transactions as well as judicial review of rate changes that...more
On August 31, 2018, NorthWestern Corporation (NorthWestern) petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) to revoke the qualifying small power production facility (QF) status of four wind projects...more
9/18/2018
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Comment Period ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
FERC ,
Public Comment ,
PURPA ,
Qualifying Facility ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wind Power
On July 19, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to update and clarify its regulations covering “interlocking directorate” positions (i.e.,...more
8/1/2018
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Comment Period ,
Corporate Officers ,
Deregulation ,
Federal Power Act ,
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Filing Requirements ,
Financial Institutions ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
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Prior Authorization ,
Public Comment ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Utilities Sector
On November 29, 2017, Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) introduced H.R. 4476, the PURPA Modernization Act of 2017 (the “Act”), which, if enacted, would significantly change the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA)....more
12/8/2017
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Competition ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Reform ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Proposed Legislation ,
PURPA ,
Qualified Energy Facilities ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Renewable Energy ,
Utilities Sector
On February 3, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) issued an order (the “Delegation Order”) delegating “further authority” to its staff—beyond the existing delegations of authority...more
On May 9, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued an updated agenda for its June 29, 2016, technical conference on implementation issues under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act...more
On October 16, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 816, a Final Rule streamlining its requirements for authorization to make wholesale sales of electric energy, capacity and ancillary...more
On February 6, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Order on Rehearing of its Order No. 768, in which FERC expanded its Electric Quarterly Report (EQR) filing requirements by, among other things,...more
On October 16, 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Opinion No. 531-A, an order on the paper hearing it established in Opinion No. 531 regarding the long-term growth rate to use to calculate the New...more
On August 19, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Notice of Public Comment on its draft triennial National Electric Transmission Congestion Study (“Congestion Study”). DOE prepares such congestion studies every...more
On July 31, 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accepted amendments to the California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO) tariff designed to improve the efficiency and flexibility of the CAISO’s...more
On August 5, 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Staff Notice of Alleged Violations (Preliminary Notice) stating that FERC’s Office of Enforcement has preliminarily determined, in a non-public...more
On June 25, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, with Judge Richard A. Posner writing for himself and Judge John Daniel Tinder, granted petitions for review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)...more
On June 19, 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Opinion No. 531, an order affirming in part and reversing in part an administrative law judge’s August 2013 Initial Decision concerning a complaint...more
In this edition:
- Oil and Gas Industry Discussion
- The False Claims Act: The Government’s Sword in Cash Grant Audits
- Is a 50 Percent Renewables Portfolio Standard in California’s Future?
-...more
3/25/2014
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Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Grants ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
State Taxes ,
Utilities Sector
On March 7, 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to propose one or more Reliability Standards to require certain entities...more
On July 19, 2013, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) reintroduced the Powering America for Tomorrow Act (the Act), which would, among other things, amend section 216 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) to establish new regional...more