At a special open meeting held on May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or "Commission") approved, by a 2-1 vote, a final rule reforming transmission planning and cost allocation requirements. The...more
On July 15, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) that seeks public comment on a number of potential reforms to improve the electric regional...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's March 20, 2020, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in Docket No. RM20-10-000 proposed several changes to the Commission's electric transmission incentives policy under Section 219...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
Order 872, issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on July 16, 2020, makes some significant modifications to its regulations for Qualifying Facilities (QFs) under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act...more
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) electric regulation has traditionally put resources into defined categories (generation, transmission, distribution), but energy storage devices defy easy categorization. They can...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued a Proposed Policy Statement on tariff waiver requests that will apply to both electric and natural gas companies. FERC intends to stop granting requests for...more
On March 20, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to revise its regulations regarding transmission incentives for electric utilities....more