Unpacking FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules
As part of the government’s wider review of the electricity transmission network via the Integrated Transmission Planning and Regulation Project, and after its successful introduction of competition to offshore transmission...more
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
The permitting process has been identified by numerous commentators as a major cause of delays in the development of energy, infrastructure, and mining projects in the United States. ...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •GOP AGs Seek to Black Out FERC’s Electrical Transmission &...more
At its May 13, 2024 open meeting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously approved Order No. 1977,[1] which updates the process FERC uses when exercising its transmission siting authority under Section 216...more
Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more
The country’s electric system is undergoing its most significant transformation in over a century. The information age is skyrocketing demand from customers for more power, and renewable energy is being deployed at a dizzying...more
In episode 3 of "An Energized Exchange," Senior Policy Advisor Elizabeth Noll and Energy attorney Nic Martell unpack the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) transmission planning and permitting final rules. Order...more
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or Commission) issued a final rule amending its regulations governing FERC’s review of applications for transmission siting permits pursuant to section 216 of...more
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued a landmark final rule implementing transmission planning and cost allocation reforms intended to promote the more efficient and...more
El Ministerio de Minas y Energía de Colombia publicó para comentarios el proyecto de decreto que modificaría el Decreto 1076 de 2015 sobre autogeneración remota el cual contiene un importante incentivo para la producción de...more
For the first time in more than a decade, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued what undoubtedly will be considered a landmark order that promises to fundamentally alter US regional...more
At a special meeting on May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued two eagerly awaited final rules regarding transmission reform. The first rule, Order No. 1920, mandates changes to the regional and...more
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its long-awaited final rule on regional transmission planning and cost allocation, Order No. 1920. The final rule’s release follows a notice-and-comment...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued Order No. 1920, which adopts specific requirements for transmission providers to conduct long-term planning for regional transmission facilities and determine how to...more
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 1920, the final rule of highly anticipated reforms to regional transmission planning processes under its jurisdiction. Order No. 1920 is the...more
On May 13, 2024, the Commission announced two major transmission reform final rules: Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation (“Order No. 1920”) and Applications for Permits...more
The Final Rule implements a May 2023 Memorandum of Understanding between the federal agencies currently responsible for various aspects of environmental review and permitting of transmission projects and creates the...more
The Congressional Research Service (“CRS”) issued a February 9th report titled: Electricity Transmission Permitting Reform Proposals (“Report”) - The CRS serves as bipartisan shared staff to Congressional committees...more
Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its National Transmission Needs Study (Needs Study), which concludes that there is a pressing need for additional transmission infrastructure. That need is expected to...more
The state must dramatically expand its energy infrastructure and renewable energy sources to satisfy growing demand for electricity while meeting ambitious climate goals, according to California Independent System Operator’s...more
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
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Dec. 15, 2022, proposed an important new set of regulations to implement certain changes recently passed by Congress to the agency's authority to license new interstate...more
On April 5, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) approved PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (“PJM”) proposed revisions to the Consolidated Transmission Owners Agreement (“CTOA”) aimed at...more
A new study by the U.S. Department of Energy supports a dramatic expansion in solar energy development, finding that solar energy could comprise as much as 40 percent of U.S. electricity supply within the next 15 years. The...more