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High-Level Summary of FERC Order No. 1920 on Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation

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On May 13, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) released its Order No. 1920 (Final Rule) to reform its policies regarding Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation.1 The Final Rule follows...more

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FERC’s Landmark Transmission Order: Takeaways for Clean Energy and Energy Storage Companies

On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued Order No. 1920,[1] its long-awaited Final Rule relating to long-term regional planning and regional cost allocation. This article...more

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FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules Are Out: Let's Start Building

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued Order No. 1920, which adopts specific requirements for transmission providers to conduct long-term planning for regional transmission facilities and determine how to...more

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FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules Are Out; Let's Start Building

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued Order No. 1920, which adopts specific requirements for transmission providers to conduct long-term planning for regional transmission facilities and determine how to...more

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Divided FERC Announced Much-Anticipated Transmission Rules

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On May 13, 2024, the Commission announced two major transmission reform final rules: Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation (“Order No. 1920”) and Applications for Permits...more

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DOE Issues Final Rule on Coordination of Federal Authorizations for Electric Transmission Facilities

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The United States electric grid is becoming increasingly stressed as the nation navigates the energy transition and demand for electricity rises. On May 1, 2024, recognizing the stress on the grid and the need for additional...more

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FERC Directs NERC to Develop Reliability Standards for Inverter Based Resources

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On October 19, 2023, FERC issued a final rule directing the North American Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) to develop or modify reliability standards to address reliability concerns attributable to inverter-based resources...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

FERC Final Rule on Interconnection Queue Reform Seeks to Speed Up Interconnection Queue Processing

Facing more than 2,000 gigawatts of energy generation and storage waiting in transmission system interconnection queues, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has voted to adopt a final rule to revise its pro forma...more

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FERC Requires Transmission Providers to File Extreme Weather Assessments

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) on June 15, 2023, finalized a rule requiring interstate electric transmission providers to file one-time informational reports assessing the susceptibility of...more

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FERC Issues Landmark Order on Distributed Energy Resources

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued a landmark final rule, Order No. 2222, at its September 17, 2020 open meeting that aims to remove barriers for distributed energy resources (“DER”) to...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

FERC Rules on Order No. 841 Compliance Filings

In February 2018, as part of its efforts to remove barriers for electric storage resources, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its final rule on electric storage participation in organized markets (Order...more

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Department of Energy Updates Integrated Interagency Pre-Application Process for Electric Transmission Projects 

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On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, the Department of Energy (DOE) published in the Federal Register a final rule which revises the agency's regulations governing its Integrated Interagency Pre-Application (IIP) process and...more

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Order to Eliminate Reactive Power Service Exemptions for Wind Generators

On June 16, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued Order No. 827, a final rule that eliminates exemptions for wind generators from the requirement to provide reactive power services as a condition of taking...more

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