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FERC Directs RTOs and ISOs to File Reports on Hybrid Resources

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On January 19, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued an order directing each Regional Transmission Organization (“RTO”) and Independent System Operator (“ISO”) to submit information...more

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FERC Order Removes Barriers for Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations in Wholesale Markets

On September 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued Order No. 2222 (the “Order”) to allow for the greater participation of distributed energy resource (“DER”) aggregations in organized wholesale...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Wholesale Markets Opened to Small Energy Producers

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On September 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) made it possible through aggregation for small solar, bio-mass, wind, storage, demand response and other distributed energy resources to bid competitively...more

Perkins Coie

FERC Plants the Seeds for DER Aggregators’ Participation in the RTO/ISO Markets: Work Must Be Done to See What Will Grow

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued Order 2222 on September 17, 2020. The order amends its regulations with the expansive goal of removing barriers to distributed energy resource (DER) aggregations’ participation...more

Troutman Pepper

FERC Opens Door for Participation of Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations in Wholesale Electric Markets

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On September 17, 2020, FERC issued a final rule (“Order No. 2222”) amending its regulations to require Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators (“RTO/ISO”) to revise their tariffs to facilitate the...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Grid of the Future? FERC Opens the Door to Aggregation of Distributed Energy Resources

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On September 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) adopted Order No. 2222, which paves the way for aggregated distributed energy resources to participate in the nation’s “organized” wholesale electricity...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

D.C. Circuit Backs FERC on Electric Storage Rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or “Commission”) Order No. 841, a 2018 rulemaking addressing electric storage resources. The purpose of Order no...more

Blank Rome LLP

D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC’s Rules Encouraging Electric Storage Participation in Wholesale Markets

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On July 10, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) denied challenges1 to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC” or “Commission”) final rule on electric storage...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC’s Electric Storage Rule

In a consequential case addressing the jurisdictional boundaries of federal and state authority over energy policy, on July 10, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) issued its...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

FERC Rules on Order No. 841 Compliance Filings

In February 2018, as part of its efforts to remove barriers for electric storage resources, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its final rule on electric storage participation in organized markets (Order...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FERC Affirms Energy Storage Rule, Denies State Opt-Out

In an Order on Rehearing and Clarification issued at its May open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or “Commission”) generally affirmed Order No. 841, its 2018 Final Rule on electric storage. Electric...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Grid–Scale Energy Storage: Stakeholder Participation Key to Successful Implementation of FERC Order 841

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In recent posts, we have discussed how Order 841 issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) on February 15, 2018 is expected to create new opportunities for the expansion of grid-scale (“in front of the...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Call To Action For Energy Storage Companies

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WHO: Energy Storage technologies awaiting regulatory authority to operate in the wholesale energy, capacity, and ancillary services markets....more

BakerHostetler

FERC Action on Electric Storage Could be Transformational

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In an action that industry observers have hailed as opening the floodgates for electric energy storage and sounding the death knell for peaking power plants across the nation, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FERC Requires RTOs to Facilitate Energy Storage Project Participation in Organized Power Markets

On February 15, 2018 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a final rule directing regional transmission organizations and independent transmission system operators to revise their rules to facilitate the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

FERC Votes to Encourage Electric Storage

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On February 15, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted to require all Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) to revise its tariffs to establish a participation...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FERC Amends Regulations to Remedy Barriers to Energy Storage Participation in Wholesale Electricity Markets; Saves Distributed...

At its February 15, 2018, Open Meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) issued Order No. 841 (the “Final Rule”) to remove barriers to the participation of energy storage resources in the...more

Stinson LLP

FERC Final Rule Boosts Electric Storage Participation in Organized Wholesale Electric Markets

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On February 15, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 841, a final rule designed to facilitate greater participation by electric storage resources (including batteries, flywheels, compressed...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Quick Hits - February 2018

ISO-NE Request, PJM Board Decision Put Future of Capacity Markets Firmly in FERC’s Hands - Actions taken last week by two of the nation’s leading RTOs put the future of centralized capacity markets, and specifically how...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

New FERC Rule A Victory For Energy Storage Proponents

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On February 15, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) provided a victory for proponents of energy storage when it issued an important new rule to expand the use of battery storage, flywheel, and other energy...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Energy Storage: Finding New Home with FERC Policy Statement and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has taken steps over the past few months to address integration of electric storage into the market. In November 2016, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to...more

K&L Gates LLP

CAISO Urges Flexibility and Coordination to Advance Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations at FERC

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As previously covered by K&L Gates’ Global Power Law and Policy blog, on November 17, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) to remove barriers so that electric...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Can Electric Storage Resources Collect Both Cost-Based and Market-Based Revenue?

The short answer is: yes, with a few caveats. On January 19, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a policy statement that, under appropriate circumstances, electric storage resources may...more

K&L Gates LLP

FERC Issues Policy Statement on Cost Recovery for Electric Storage Resources, But the Devil Will Be in the “Implementation...

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Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued a Policy Statement to provide guidance for electric storage resource owners and operators that may seek to receive cost-based rate...more

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FERC Proposes Rule to Open Up Wholesale Markets to Energy Storage and Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations

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On November 30, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would allow energy storage and distributed energy resource aggregations to participate in organized...more

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