January 2015

Gates, Powhatan Say FERC Enforcers Didn’t Share Crucial Info
Attorneys for Powhatan Energy Fund and Kevin Gates accused FERC's Office of Enforcement of withholding information that could exonerate their clients in a high-profile market manipulation case.
FERC Orders Market-Based Reliability Program Next Winter in ISO-NE
ISO-NE must find a market-based solution for ensuring adequate generation by next winter, the FERC said last week in a clarification of a previous order.
Net Metering Battle Comes to Indiana
Solar energy advocates in Indiana are decrying a proposal that they say would effectively gut the state’s decade-old net metering law.
PJM CEO Terry Boston Urges Consensus in 2015
Boston lamented that PJM took unilateral action on several contentious proposals in 2014 after stakeholders were unable to reach consensus.
FERC OKs NERC Standard on Protection Systems
FERC approved a revised reliability standard proposed by NERC that requires testing and maintenance of auto-reclosing relays.
State Briefs
News briefs from the states within the footprint of RTOs. This week we include Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana and Maryland.
CRUTHIRDS AT LARGE: La. PSC Questions Tx Spending
Members of the Louisiana PSC expressed concern with the adequacy of the transmission construction MISO has planned for their state.
Company Briefs
News briefs on companies doing business with RTOs. This week we include PPL, Dominion, NextEra, Duke, Exelon and NRG.
FERC OKs MISO, TO Rules on Formula Rate Challenges
FERC last week approved new rules governing how transmission customers can challenge formula rate filings by MISO transmission owners.
FERC Rejects Challenge on PJM Capacity Import Limit
FERC denied a challenge to PJM’s capacity import limit, rejecting rehearing requests by AMP, the Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency and IMEA.

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