On May 15, 2025, the FERC’s Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, in coordination with the Office of Electric Reliability, released their 2025 Summer Energy Market and Electric Reliability Assessment, highlighting key...more
5/22/2025
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Cyber Threats ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
FERC ,
NOAA ,
Power Grid ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reliability Standards ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Severe Weather ,
Wildfires
On March 20, 2025, FERC denied Ponderosa Power, LLC’s (“Ponderosa”) complaint alleging that NorthWestern Corporation’s (“NorthWestern”) application of its large generator interconnection procedures (“LGIP”) was unjust and...more
On December 16, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) directed American Efficient, LLC, its subsidiaries, and corporate parents (collectively, “American Efficient”) to show cause why American Efficient...more
1/13/2025
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Energy ,
Energy Projects ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FERC ,
Market Manipulation ,
MISO ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
RTO
On December 12, 2023, FERC staff offered information and recommendations to help registered entities (i.e., users, owners, and operators of the bulk electric system) improve their compliance with mandatory Critical...more
12/29/2023
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
NERC ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Management
On September 5, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”), in Solar Energy Industries Association v. FERC, held that the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act (“PURPA”) gives FERC broad discretion...more
On July 28, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued Order No. 2023 (Order No. 2023 or Final Rule), which updates the procedures for interconnecting large generating facilities (20MW and above)...more
8/4/2023
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Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Reform ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
FERC ,
Final Rules ,
Infrastructure ,
Interconnections ,
ISO/RTO ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Renewable Energy ,
SGIP
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On June 29, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued Order No. 898, a final rule that revises FERC’s Uniform System of Accounts (USofA) by adding functional detail concerning the...more
On June 13, 2023, the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security held a hearing on the “Oversight of FERC: Adhering to a Mission of Affordable and Reliable Energy for America.” The hearing...more
6/29/2023
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Energy Reform ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
Fossil Fuel ,
NERC ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy
On October 21, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) announced three new funding opportunities to support research and development projects for hydropower infrastructure in the United States. The funding totals $28...more