It’s a busy time for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the “Commission” or “FERC”). In March 2024, FERC issued Order No. 2023-A upholding its major generator interconnection reform order, Order No. 2023. FERC followed...more
Update: Order No. 2023-A was published in the Federal Register on April 16, 2024. Compliance filings to Order Nos. 2023 and 2023-A are due on May 16, 2023 The electric industry is in the midst of a period of significant...more
The electric industry is in the midst of a period of significant growth and change. Last year, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued its landmark Order No. 2023 that enacted sweeping reforms to...more
On March 21, 2024, FERC proposed to prohibit transmission providers from being compensated through their transmission rates charges for reactive power that is within the standard power factor range from generating facilities....more
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
On September 6, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the “Commission”) Order No. 2023, “Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements” (the “Final Rule”), was published in the...more
On July 28, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a landmark order that reforms the generator interconnection process in response to a clear need for nation-wide improvements due to rapidly changing...more
On July 28, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued Order No. 2023 requiring all public utility transmission providers to adopt reforms to FERC’s pro forma generator interconnection...more
Japan Steel Works (JSW) is one of the largest manufacturers of power generation equipment parts, including rotor shafts for turbines and retaining rings that fasten the coils of generators. The company supplies these...more
On June 16, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “the Commission”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”), announcing proposed reforms to its pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures...more
On August 16, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “the Commission”) issued an order granting in part and denying in part requests for further clarification of its reform of Large Generator...more
Our Energy Group examines the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Order No. 845-A and what it means for the large generator interconnection industry....more
Energy February 2019 (No. 1) Public Utility Transmission Providers are directed to file a single compliance filing that implements the reforms to the pro forma large generator interconnection procedures and agreements. The...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and the University of Alabama (“UofA”) entered into a Consent Order to address alleged violations of certain provisions of the ADEM Administrative Code related to...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Monarch Ceramic Tile, Inc., (“Monarch”) entered into a January 8th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the ADEM Admin. Code related to...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Tox Path Specialists, LLC (“TPS”) entered into a December 26th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...more
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (“NARUC”) issued an October 11th paper titled: Aligning PURPA with the Modern Energy Landscape – A Proposal to FERC (“Proposal”) ...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Sun Steel Treating (“Sun”) entered into a June 21st Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of Resource Conservation and Recovery...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the United States Department of Navy (“Navy”) entered into a June 4th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“Consent Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the...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
Penny J. Wilson undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Regulated Waste Seminar that addressed two topics related to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”): Generator Improvements...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a December 2017 report titled: Waste Generation and Disposal: Awareness, Management, and Disposal Guidance for Solid Waste...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Aluma-Weld, Inc. (“AWI”) entered a Consent Administrative Order addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”)...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) has released a November 2017 report titled: Beneficial Use of Drill Cuttings, Produced Water and Fluids in the U.S. (“Supplemental...more