September 28, 2024

FERC & Federal

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. 
ChargePoint
DERs in Wholesale Markets Still Years Away
DERs are still a couple years away from actually participating at the wholesale level as FERC works on RTO and ISO compliance with Order 2222.
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FERC Approves Transmission Incentives for Dayton Power
FERC granted two sets of incentives to Dayton Power and Light for transmission upgrades across Ohio.
University of California, Berkeley
West Must Fight Wildfire with Fire, Forest Scientists Say
Forest experts speaking at a WIEB conference offered attendees a seemingly paradoxical message about how the West can best prevent catastrophic wildfires.
Shutterstock
DC Circuit Rejects Challenge to CSAPR
The D.C. Circuit threw out a challenge from the Midwest Ozone Group to EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule.
SilRay
FERC Gives ISO-NE Homework on Order 2222
ISO-NE has more work to do to comply with Order 2222, FERC said, faulting its metering and participation rules for DER aggregations.
Our Energy Policy
OurEnergyPolicy Examines Role of Competition in the Energy Transition
An OurEnergyPolicy webinar looked into how competitive markets can help with the transition to a cleaner grid.
House Natural Resources Committee
Changes to Permitting Laws Face a Stark Partisan Divide
"Permitting reform" might be supported by a wide array of interests, but the details highlight major divides among the two political parties in Congress.
EEI/BloombergNEF
BCSE Factbook: Clean Energy Transition ‘Hardwired’ in US Economy
The U.S. clean energy transition hit new highs in 2022 in terms of renewable energy and storage deployed, says the Business Council for Sustainable Energy.
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Feds Can Site Transmission with Existing Law, Paper Argues
DOE and FERC already have enough authority to site necessary transmission lines under existing laws, according to the authors of a paper on the subject.
NRECA
NRECA Endorses 2-Year Limit on NEPA Reviews
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association urged Congress to streamline permitting of transmission, backing a bill to limit NEPA reviews to two years.

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