March 2024

Volvo Trucks
EPA Issues Final Standards on Heavy-duty Truck Emissions
An estimated 72 million Americans, often people of color or with low incomes, live near truck routes that expose them to pollution resulting in higher rates of respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses and premature death.
Bechtel
Appeals Court Upholds FERC on Gas Project Extensions
The D.C. Circuit ruled in favor of FERC granting previously approved natural gas projects’ requests for an extension of their deadlines to bring the facilities online.
Central Power Electric Cooperative
FERC Accepts, Sets Hearing on ND Co-op’s Tariff Rates
FERC accepted SPP’s proposed tariff revisions modifying Central Power Electric Cooperative’s formula rate template but suspended them for a nominal period subject to refund and established hearing and settlement procedures.
MISO
MISO Sets Sights on 2025 Completion for New Market Platform
MISO says it’s making steady progress on having a new market platform installed completely by the end of next year and will debut a new day-ahead market clearing engine this spring.
Ørsted
New England States’ OSW Procurement Receives 5,454 MW in Bids
The coordinated offshore wind procurements of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island received a total of 5,454 MW in bids from four developers, falling short of the 6,000-MW solicitation cap.
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NEPOOL TC Approves Process for States’ Transmission Needs
The NEPOOL Transmission Committee voted to approve a proposal by ISO-NE and the New England States Committee on Electricity to create a new process to facilitate transmission investments that address state-identified, long-term needs associated with the clean energy transition.
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Energy Trade Groups Warn FERC Against Ratcheting up Affiliate Rules
Industry trade groups warned FERC against passing more stringent restrictions on investment funds’ shares in the power industry, but consumer advocates and Republican state attorneys general urged it to move forward with rule changes. 
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FERC Waives Nearly $2M in CAISO Data Reporting Penalties
FERC granted complaints by five utilities against CAISO, nullifying nearly $2 million in penalties for incorrect meter data reporting. 
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GCPA Tabs Clemenhagen as New Exec Director
The nonprofit Gulf Coast Power Association has selected Customized Energy Solutions' Barbara Clemenhagen as its next executive director.
NYISO
Stakeholder Soapbox — There and Back Again: D.C. Circuit Again Considers NYISO’s Approach to Zero-Emission Mandate
Dozens of states have adopted emission-reduction targets aimed at fighting climate change. But how should RTOs account for those initiatives when their effects are delayed, uncertain, expensive for consumers or all of the above? 

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