October 30, 2024

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities. 
ACEG
ACEG Report Checks in on Regional Planning After Order 1920
Americans for a Clean Energy Grid released an update to its transmission planning report card. It includes recent policy changes from transmission planning regions, including Order 1920 compliance efforts.
DOE Grid Deployment Office
FERC Finalizes Order 1977 on Backstop Transmission Siting
FERC acted on rehearing requests for Order 1977, finalizing the rules it will follow under limited backstop siting authority for transmission lines.
EMC Enineering Services
New England Clean Energy Developers Struggle with Order 2023 Uncertainty
The suspension of ISO-NE's Order 2023 implementation due to FERC's inaction has caused uncertainty and stress for some clean energy developers in New England.
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FERC’s Rosner Talks Priorities at American Clean Power Association
FERC Commissioner David Rosner told members of the American Clean Power Association that one of his main goals is to successfully manage the energy industry’s transition.
PJM
Maryland: The State Where ‘Transmission Has Come to Die’
Debating the impact of FERC's Rule 1920, Abe Silverman of Johns Hopkins told states to "codify, codify, codify" their energy policy goals and policies to ensure PJM has to take them into account in compliance.
DOE
DOE Funding 4 Large Tx Projects, Releases National Tx Planning Study
The Department of Energy announced two actions to support the expansion of the transmission grid: investing up to $1.5 billion in four specific projects around the country and releasing the final National Transmission Planning Study. 
ATC and ITC Midwest
ITC President Krista Tanner Pushes for Permitting Legislation
Transmission policy has made some progress lately, but ITC President Krista Tanner came to Capitol Hill to get one more item over the finish line — the permitting bill.
DNV
Study: HVDC Needs Standards to Take off in US
Before the use of HVDC transmission lines can be expanded in the U.S., the offshore wind industry needs to set some standards, according to a joint company survey.
Constellation Energy
DC Circuit Vacates FERC Approval of Two LNG Facilities in Texas
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated FERC’s approval of two LNG export facilities in Texas and remanded the cases back to the commission.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Manchin-Barrasso Permitting Bill Easily Clears Committee
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 15-4 to advance the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 to the floor. 

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