FERC said Friday it would not take up a renewable energy developer’s complaint about Connecticut’s procurement practices, clearing the company to return to court (EL16-11).

Allco Renewable Energy had asked FERC to begin an enforcement action under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, saying it had been excluded by the state’s improper selection of a too-large, out-of-state wind project.

Allco filed the FERC complaint in November after its federal court suit against the state was dismissed because the company had not exhausted its administrative remedies. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority last month asked FERC to dismiss the complaint. (See Connecticut Seeks Dismissal of PURPA Complaint.)

“Our decision not to initiate an enforcement action means that Allco may themselves bring an enforcement action against the Connecticut commission and DEEP in the appropriate court,” FERC wrote.

FERC said Friday it would not take up a renewable energy developer’s complaint about Connecticut’s procurement practices, clearing the company to return to court (EL16-11).

Allco Renewable Energy had asked FERC to begin an enforcement action under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, saying it had been excluded by the state’s improper selection of a too-large, out-of-state wind project.

Allco filed the FERC complaint in November after its federal court suit against the state was dismissed because the company had not exhausted its administrative remedies. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority last month asked FERC to dismiss the complaint. (See Connecticut Seeks Dismissal of PURPA Complaint.)

“Our decision not to initiate an enforcement action means that Allco may themselves bring an enforcement action against the Connecticut commission and DEEP in the appropriate court,” FERC wrote.

— William Opalka