Electricity Markets: A Regional Perspective
On March 21, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued Order No. 2023-A (Final Rule), which reaffirmed aspects of Order No. 2023 — the Commission’s landmark order updating its generator...more
Sullivan & Worcester counsel recently participated in the “Grid Scale Energy Storage Summit,” part of the expansive Hydrovision International conference held at the end of June in Charlotte, North Carolina. For the first time...more
FERC Reforms Large Generator Interconnection Process in a Manner That Could Benefit Energy Storage - On April 19, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued its much anticipated Final Rule to amend the...more
On April 19, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued a Final Rule (“Order No. 845”) revising its pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures (LGIP) and pro forma Large...more
“Fuel Security” Takes Center Stage As Grid Resilience Discussion Moves to New Phase - The issue of grid resilience has been a hot topic in the electric sector over the past year, as a wide range of policymakers and...more
OVERVIEW - The United States has produced clean, renewable electricity from hydropower for more than 100 years. Today there are approximately 2,500 domestic dams and pumped-storage facilities that provide roughly 100...more
FERC's order refuses to adopt cost-of-service rates for generation with secure on-site fuel supply in organized markets, but leaves open the possibility of future FERC action to address system "resiliency" concerns identified...more
The “Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule” submitted in late September by the Secretary of Energy for consideration by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has attracted the proverbial avalanche of initial comments from a...more