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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Major Reforms to FERC Market-Based Rate Program Include New Data Collection Requirements

In a pair of rulemaking orders issued July 18, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) revised its regulations and policies for obtaining and maintaining authority to sell wholesale energy, capacity and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FERC Rejects Electric Generators’ Request to Adopt Centralized Capacity Market in California

In June 2018, CXA La Paloma, LLC (“La Paloma”) filed a complaint at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or “the Commission”) seeking to require the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) to implement a...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Mexico Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Criteria for Capacity Auctions

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Mexico's Energy Reform, established in 2013, opened opportunities for supply and trading of energy at the Electricity Wholesale Market (Mercado Eléctrico Mayorista or MEM) and the use of national transmission lines and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Carbon Pricing Update: Assessing NYISO’s Carbon Pricing Straw Proposal

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) recently released a Carbon Pricing Straw Proposal (Proposal) to advance the State’s energy and environmental goals by reflecting the cost of carbon emissions in wholesale...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FERC Grapples with Accommodating State Policies in Wholesale Markets; Approves ISO New England Proposal for Subsidized Renewable...

Nearly a year after summoning stakeholders to discuss whether—and if so, how—the wholesale power markets should accommodate state policy goals, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) has taken a...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

CASPR: FERC Approves Changes To ISO-NE's Forward Capacity Auction

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On March 9, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in a split vote approved ISO-New England Inc.’s (ISO-NE) proposed tariff revisions intended to accommodate the entry of additional clean energy resources into...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Supreme Court Continues to Stake Out FERC Jurisdiction, Invalidates State Gas-Fired Power Plant Incentive Program

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In an opinion unanimous in judgment (albeit with two concurring opinions), the U.S. Supreme Court recently reiterated the reach of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) jurisdiction over interstate wholesale...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Invalidates Maryland Program that Supplements FERC-Approved Capacity Payments

In a unanimous opinion issued on April 19, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a Maryland program designed to incentivize construction of a new natural gas plant. The Court concluded that the program infringed upon the...more

King & Spalding

Renewable Energy In Russia: Recent Developments

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Russia recently introduced procedures for the transfer of a power generating company’s rights and obligations under long-term capacity agreements for future projects that use capacity payments to secure a return on...more

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