Unpacking FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules
On November 21, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued Order No. 1920-A addressing requests for rehearing and clarification of FERC’s landmark final rule on transmission planning and cost...more
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 1920, its long‑awaited transmission planning and cost allocation final rule (Transmission Order) regarding proposed reforms to the regional...more
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) established “a new foundation” upon which new electric transmission facilities can be planned, paid for, and built. The Commission did so...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
On December 15, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in which the Commission proposes to implement its newly clarified authority under the 2021 Infrastructure...more
On April 21, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) aimed at reforming long-term regional transmission planning. ...more
Taking the first formal step in its year-long effort to examine price formation issues in the wholesale energy and ancillary services markets operated by regional transmission organizations and independent system operators...more