On April 15, 2021, FERC issued a long-awaited policy statement providing guidance on incorporating state-determined carbon pricing into organized markets operated by Regional Transmission Organizations (“RTOs”) and...more
On October 30, 2020, FERC announced that the FERC Chairman will convene a roundtable discussion on December 3, 2020 regarding the increased deployment of electric vehicles (“EVs”) and EV charging infrastructure nationwide and...more
On October 6, 2020, the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”), California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”), and the California Energy Commission (“CEC”) (collectively, “Joint Entities”) announced that their...more
On September 23, 2020, staff from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) and FERC (collectively, “Joint Staff”) issued a second joint white paper that reversed previous recommendations regarding publicly...more
On September 16, 2020, the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (“Committee”) held a hearing to consider Allison Clements’ and Mark C. Christies’ pending FERC nominations as FERC Commissioners. Ms....more
9/22/2020
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Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Senate Committees ,
State Regulators ,
Transmission Grid
On September 9, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (“First Circuit”) affirmed the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (“District Court”) dismissal of a lawsuit alleging...more
9/17/2020
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Electricity ,
Energy Contracts ,
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Failure To State A Claim ,
FERC ,
Filed-Rate Doctrine ,
Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL)
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
9/11/2020
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Carbon Pricing ,
Electricity ,
Electricity Market Reform (EMR) ,
Energy Policy ,
FERC ,
ISOs ,
National Emissions Standards ,
RTO ,
Technical Conference ,
Wholesale