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On August 3, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals held that FERC could not avoid use of the social cost of carbon in assessing the impacts of natural gas projects by arguing that “there is no universally accepted...more
On October 1, 2020, the fourth edition of the Equator Principles came into effect. This fourth edition expands the scope of infrastructure projects that are captured by the principles and creates additional obligations for...more
On April 15, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued its much anticipated policy statement on carbon pricing in organized markets. The non-binding policy statement provides guidance...more
At the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”), President Joseph Biden selected Richard Glick, one of two Democratic commissioners on the five person commission, as Chairman. The Chair sets FERC’s...more
Below are limited summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's October 15, 2020 meeting, pursuant to the agenda issued on October 8, 2020. Due to an unforeseen technological issue with the FERC...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently took steps to encourage regions to incorporate state carbon pricing policies into wholesale electricity markets. FERC's proposed policy statement comes at a time when...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) proposed on October 15th a policy statement titled: Carbon Pricing in Organized Wholesale Electricity Markets (“Policy”) See Docket No. AD20-14-000....more
On October 15, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a proposed policy statement clarifying that it has jurisdiction over rules incorporating state-determined carbon pricing in wholesale electric...more
On October 15, 2020, FERC issued a notice of proposed policy statement on state-determined carbon pricing in wholesale markets that clarified the agency’s jurisdiction over wholesale market rules incorporating...more
On October 15, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued a Proposed Policy Statement regarding carbon pricing in organized wholesale electricity markets. In short, the statement...more
Thursday, October 15th, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) weighed-in on the important role that carbon pricing, associated with state initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, could have on the nation’s...more
On September 30, 2020, FERC held a technical conference focusing on how state-adopted carbon pricing intersects with a Regional Transmission Organization/Independent System Operator (“RTO/ISO”) administered market, and...more
Part One - As the 2020 election nears, the Democratic campaign has begun to talk policy specifics regarding energy and climate change. Although the Trump administration undertook to dismantle many Obama-era policies and...more
On August 28, 2020, FERC issued a supplemental Notice of a Commission-led Technical Conference on state pricing for carbon dioxide emissions, commonly referred to as carbon pricing, in FERC-jurisdictional wholesale electric...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) on Wednesday gave notice of two technical conferences for the Fall of 2020 addressing cutting-edge issues related to the growth of renewable energy in the nation’s wholesale...more
On June 18, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) announced that it will hold two separate technical conferences later this year. ...more
A number of organizations submitted an April 13th document titled Request for Technical Conference or Workshop (“Request”) to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) asking that it convene a technical conference or...more
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
In our February update, we noted that ISO New England (ISO-NE) and New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) stakeholders continue to discuss carbon pricing as one potential solution to better align state and regional...more
Since our December update, ISO New England (ISO-NE) and New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) stakeholders have convened additional meetings to assess potential reforms to their respective wholesale electricity markets...more
As we noted in October, two of the country’s six Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-regulated grid operators have initiated stakeholder processes to explore the integration of wholesale electricity markets with...more
Several eastern regional transmission organizations and independent system operators (RTO/ISO) are talking seriously about pricing carbon in their markets. NEPOOL, the participant voting organization on wholesale market...more