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CAISO Interconnection Process Enhancements Face FERC Protest

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CAISO’s Interconnection Process Enhancements proposal faces protest at FERC from independent power producers, clean energy organizations, and renewable energy developers.  Challengers claim that CAISO’s scoring criteria...more

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The CAISO Maps Out Transmission Additions Needed to Connect 165 GW of New Resources by 2045

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The second 20-Year Transmission Outlook (2024 Outlook), a planning exercise issued by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) on July 31, identifies the transmission upgrades and additions needed to connect a...more

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Renewable Energy Update 6.06.24

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California’s utilities regulator on May 30 adopted new rules for community solar projects, despite warnings from clean energy advocates that the move will undercut efforts to expand solar power options for lower-income...more

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CAISO Releases Addendum to Interconnection Process Enhancements Final Proposal Ahead of Board of Governors Meeting

On Thursday, May 9, 2024, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) issued an addendum to its Interconnection Process Enhancements (IPE) Track 2 Final Proposal, and issued a revised version of that addendum on May...more

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FERC Boosts Opportunities for Transmission Development with Approval of CAISO Subscriber Participating Transmission Owner Model

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently approved an innovative new method to help unlock merchant transmission development in the Western United States. The new subscriber participating transmission owner...more

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Stakeholders Express Concern That CAISO’s Interconnection Scoring Criteria May Prioritize Load-Serving Entity Selection

The California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) recently issued Interconnection Process Enhancements (IPE) final proposal provides heightened requirements to complete an interconnection request and relies on scoring...more

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CAISO Releases Interconnection Process Enhancements Final Proposal

On March 29, 2024, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) released the Track 2 final proposal for its Interconnection Process Enhancements (IPE) initiative. The proposed changes in the IPE proposal aim to address...more

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Renewable Energy Update 4.08.24

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The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is proposing $6.1 billion in transmission projects, primarily to help deliver offshore wind to customers, according to a draft transmission plan released on April 1....more

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CAISO Releases Ambitious 2023-2024 Transmission Plan To Address State’s Climate Goals

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California Independent System Operator (CAISO) released its draft 2023-2024 Transmission Plan (the 2023-2024 Plan) on April 1, 2024. As expected, the 2023-2024 Plan incorporates projections for significant new generation of...more

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CAISO Proposes Transmission Links to North Coast Offshore Wind Resources

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In its 2023–2024 Draft Transmission Plan (Draft Plan) released on April 1, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) proposed the development of 26 transmission projects with an estimated cost of $6.1 billion. The...more

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FERC Proposes Rule to Prohibit Reactive Power Compensation for Generators

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On March 21, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in Docket No. RM22-2 that proposes to prohibit transmission providers from allowing generating...more

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Renewable Energy Update 2.15.24

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The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) last Thursday asked federal regulators for permission to cancel its annual interconnection study process for any interconnection requests submitted this year so it can deal...more

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Renewable Energy Update 11.02.23

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President Joe Biden announced Monday a $1.3 billion federal investment to build three new interstate power lines in an effort to upgrade the nation’s outdated electric grid and transition to clean energy....more

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Renewable Energy Update 10.06.23

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The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is the strongest market in the U.S. when it comes to using energy storage for renewable integration, grid optimization, and electrification and decentralization, with a 43.7...more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for April 2023

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Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's open meeting to be held on April 20, 2023, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on April 13, 2023....more

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CAISO Draft Plan Signals Shift to Proactive Transmission Planning

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In its Draft 2022–2023 Transmission Plan, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) introduces a shift to more “strategic and proactive” transmission planning, with a goal of aligning the sites of future new...more

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CAISO Proposes Queue Delay And Structural Changes To Interconnection Study Process

On March 6, 2023, the California Independent System Operator Corp. (“CAISO”) released an Issue Paper and Straw Proposal outlining proposed modifications to its interconnection procedures in light of the significant volume of...more

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FERC Accepts CAISO Proposal to Correct Payment Overcollections by Storage Resources

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On November 18, 2022, FERC accepted a September 19, 2022 proposal from the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”) to correct “excessively high” payments being made to electric storage resources that are forced to...more

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Renewable Energy Update - October 2022 #2

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FEMA plan sparks fears of renewables slowdown - E&E News – October 12 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is proposing stricter requirements for renewable installations to withstand natural disasters, prompting...more

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Renewable Energy Update - July 2022 #3

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Manchin, Schumer in surprise deal on health, energy, taxes - Associated Press – July 28 - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin this week announced an expansive agreement, the Inflation Reduction Act of...more

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Renewable Energy Update - June 2022 #3

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BLM approves construction of large California solar projects Bullet E&E News – June 13 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has authorized construction work to begin on two solar projects in Southern California, which would be...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

The California Public Utilities Commission Issues Proposed Decision on New Resource Adequacy Framework

On May 20, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or Commission) issued a proposed decision (PD) that would, among other things, adopt Southern California Edison’s (SCE) 24-hour-slice proposal as the new...more

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FERC Reverses Approval of CAISO Capacity Market Adder

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On April 22, 2022, the Commission on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”), reversed its approval of the California Independent System Operator Corporation’s...more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for April 2022

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Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's April 21, 2022 open meeting, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on April 14, 2022....more

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FERC Approves Civil Penalties for Alleged Violations of CAISO and PJM Market Rules

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On March 28, 2022 and March 29, 2022, FERC issued two orders approving stipulation and consent agreements between FERC’s Office of Enforcement and Dynergy Marketing and Trade, LLC (“Dynergy”) and Constellation NewEnergy Inc....more

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