Unpacking FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules
New Opportunities for Boosting Grid Security
Distributed Generation 2.0: What You Need to Know
Nora Brownell: An In-Depth Conversation With the Former FERC Commissioner – Battery + Storage Podcast
The Nexus of Transmission and Storage: A Conversation With American Transmission Company GC and Executive VP Bill Marsan - Battery + Storage Podcast
JONES DAY TALKS®: Energy Derivatives and Regulatory Enforcement by the CFTC and FERC
Virginia Energy Regulation Update - Battery + Storage Podcast (Episode 7)
FERC: A Discussion on its Mission, Market Manipulation Investigations, and Common Violations
How Trump's Infrastructure Plan Impacts the Energy Industry
The explosion of AI technology over the past year has brought increasing awareness of the potential impact of this technology on the U.S. power grid. Electric demand attributable to data centers is expected to more than...more
Over the last several months there have been a number of developments within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region. The most significant have been the issuance of a Joint Blackstart Availability Study and...more
Monday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) submitted its Fiscal Year 2023 Congressional Justification. This document, which is submitted annually, consolidates the Annual Performance Plan with the Performance...more
The state of Texas, and its isolated power grid, buckled under the weight of persistent cold in February 2021, leading to a historic and widespread blackout. In the immediate aftermath, the human cost of decisions made in the...more
On March 5, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced a virtual, public technical conference “to discuss issues surrounding the threat to electric system reliability posed by climate change and extreme...more
Following a week of extremely cold temperatures which caused millions of Texans to be without power, in some cases for longer that three days, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced that it will be...more
Chevron’s Patience Pays Off with Bargain Deal for Noble Energy - "Like Anadarko, Noble is also a major player in the oil-rich DJ Basin of Colorado, as well as the oil-rich southwestern piece of the Eagle Ford Shale region." ...more
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s January 23, 2020 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on January 16, 2020. Agenda items E-1, E-2, E-3, E-6, E-7, E-8, E-9, and...more
Trump Signs Orders to Speed Up Oil and Gas Pipeline Construction - "President Trump signed two executive orders that he says will speed up construction of pipelines and other projects to enhance the production and...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
There has been a significant increase in the number of new natural gas pipeline projects being built in the last two years in order to satisfy the nation's energy demand. From 2011 to 2015, FERC approved 111 major pipeline...more
This is the third issue of WilmerHale's 10-in-10 Infrastructure Series. In this series, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting infrastructure project developers in the United States....more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a declaratory order on October 4, 2017, confirming that the purchase and sale of passive tax equity interests in project companies or their upstream owners does not require...more
On September 27, 2017, Sens. James M. Inhofe (R-OK) and Martin T. Heinrich (D-NM) introduced S. 1860, the Parity Across Reviews Act (“PARs Act”), which, if enacted, would add a $10 million value threshold to the requirement...more
During his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry repeatedly expressed support for an “all of the above” approach to energy development and use. On Friday, September 29, he initiated one of the first...more
The United States has one of the most extensive natural gas pipeline networks in the world. This vast network enables the ongoing switch away from coal-fired generation and toward a renewables and natural gas-based electric...more
One of the many burning post-election questions we must now consider in the energy industry is what will become of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, its commissioners and its future role in national energy policy...more
Natural Gas - Natural Gas Outlook: U.S. On Track to be Net Exporter Q2 2017: Natural gas production and consumption are expected to rise this year due to increases in natural gas prices and LNG exports, as well as...more
For the second time in as many months, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) acted to eliminate undue discrimination between electric generators. Last month, FERC issued Order No. 827, which required non-synchronous...more
May a qualifying facility (QF) under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) insist that a public utility purchase its energy even if, contrary to state law, the QF has previously sold its renewable energy credits...more
On June 16, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued Order No. 827, a final rule that eliminates exemptions for wind generators from the requirement to provide reactive power services as a condition of taking...more
Last year, responding to a petition for declaratory order by a rural electric distribution cooperative (Delta-Montrose), FERC declared that, notwithstanding provisions in Delta-Montrose's agreement to purchase 95 percent of...more
Congress passed the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) in 1978. It quickly proved controversial in practice, and remains so today. PURPA introduced competition to the electric industry by creating a market for...more
At its October 2015 meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued Order No. 816, a final rule adopting proposals to update its market-based rate program. In addition, FERC denied rehearing and granted...more
On July 22, 2015, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power unanimously passed a diverse energy bill designed to expedite Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) natural gas pipeline reviews,...more