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
9/29/2020
/ Carbon Pricing ,
Clean Energy ,
Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FERC ,
Joe Biden ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Candidates ,
Power Grid ,
Presidential Elections ,
PURPA ,
Renewable Energy ,
Supply Chain ,
Transmission Grid ,
Trump Administration ,
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or “Commission”) Order No. 841, a 2018 rulemaking addressing electric storage resources. The purpose of Order no...more
In 2005, Congress sought to encourage investment in the nation’s power grid by requiring the Federal Energy Recovery Commission (FERC) to establish “incentive-based” rate treatments for electric transmission facilities. Order...more
1/22/2019
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Cost Recovery ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Incentives ,
Investors ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Utilities Sector
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
12/12/2018
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Capacity Market ,
Electric Generation Suppliers ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Grid ,
Tariffs ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wholesale
A coalition of electric generators in California has urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or “the Commission”) to require the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) to implement a centralized capacity...more
On April 19, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued a Final Rule (“Order No. 845”) revising its pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures (LGIP) and pro forma Large...more
6/8/2018
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Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
FERC ,
Final Rules ,
Interconnections ,
ISO/RTO ,
Large Generators ,
Power Grid ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Wholesale
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
5/30/2018
/ Capacity Market ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Carbon Pricing ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Cost Allocation ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
NYISO ,
Power Grid ,
Public Policy ,
Suppliers ,
Transmission Planning ,
Wholesale
At its February 15, 2018, Open Meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) issued Order No. 841 (the “Final Rule”) to remove barriers to the participation of energy storage resources in the...more
2/22/2018
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Buyers ,
CAISO ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Reform ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Federal Register ,
FERC ,
Final Rules ,
ISOs ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
RTO ,
Sellers ,
Technical Conference ,
Utilities Sector ,
Utility Rates ,
Wholesale
On August 23, 2017, the Department of Energy (DOE) released its Staff Report assessing the reliability and resilience of the electric grid. The highly anticipated report was commissioned in April 2017 by Secretary of Energy...more
9/7/2017
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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Information Reports ,
Nuclear Power ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Wholesale
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
On May 15, 2015, the five sitting Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) commissioners sent a joint letter to Janet G. McCabe, acting assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding the...more
On May 6, 2015, Sen. Angus King (I-ME) released a discussion draft of the Free Market Energy Act of 2015 (the “Act”), a bill that would radically change the landscape for distributed energy resources (DERs) – small-scale...more
Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a standing-room only hearing titled “Keeping the lights on — Are we doing enough to ensure the reliability and security of the U.S. electric grid?” While...more
On November 12, 2013, a group of industrial and commercial end-users in the Midwest filed a complaint at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) against the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) and...more
On July 28, 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order 784, which opens new markets for electric energy storage effective in November 2013. Order 784 reformed FERC’s so-called “Avista Rule,” which...more