November 2, 2024

January 2022

Washington Senate Democrats
Fossil Fuel Funders Face Fee Under New Washington Bill
Any financial institution in Washington that invests in fossil fuels would be charged an annual “climate resiliency and mitigation” fee under a new bill.
WECC
New Tech Needed for 100% Clean Energy, WECC Says
A WECC study found that the West needs emerging technologies capable of replicating the performance of gas plants to reach 100% clean energy by 2040.
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FERC Denies NTE’s Last-ditch Effort on Killingly
FERC denied NTE's request for a stay of its order approving ISO-NE's termination of the capacity supply obligation for the company's Killingly plant.
SPP
SPP Board of Directors/Members Committee Briefs: Jan. 25, 2022
SPP’s board approved three tariff revision recommendations related to transmission pricing in local zones and the RTO’s facility cost-allocation process.
Cross-Sound Cable Co.
DC Circuit Shoots down NE Utilities on CIP Cost Recovery Cutoff Date
Utilities cannot recover prior costs of complying with NERC's critical infrastructure protection standards in ISO-NE, the D.C. Circuit Court said.
ITC Holdings
McAdams Stands up for Texas in SPP RSC Debate
Despite Texas PUC Commissioner Will McAdams' forceful opposition, SPP approved a measure granting local projects an opportunity for regional funding.
PJM
PJM MRC/MC Briefs: Jan. 26, 2022
PJM stakeholders unanimously endorsed enhancements to the dead bus replacement logic for assigning prices to de-energized pricing nodes at the MRC meeting.
Big Rivers Electric Corp.
MISO Market Subcommittee Briefs: Jan. 27, 2022
The Market Subcommittee discussed how a storage asset solving transmission needs could also participate in the energy market.
Washington Senate Democrats
Climate Policy Champion Leaving Wash. Senate
Sen. Reuven Carlyle, the architect of the nation’s second cap-and-trade law, said that he will leave the Washington Senate when his term expires next year.
Maine Governor’s Energy Office
Maine Could Extend OSW Ban to 75 Nautical Miles off Coast
A working document of the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap initiative suggests possibly extending the state’s OSW ban to 75 nautical miles off the coast.

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