October 5, 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. 
FERC
FERC Releases Latest Version of ISO/RTO Metrics Report
FERC released the latest iteration of its Common Metrics Report on ISO/RTO markets, which evaluates their performance and benefits.
PJM
PJM Requests 2nd Talen Generator Delay Retirement
PJM has requested that Talen Energy continue operating a portion of its H.A. Wagner Generating Station an additional three years beyond its requested 2025 deactivation date.
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PJM OC Briefs: Jan. 11, 2024
PJM reviewed comments it is jointly submitting with other RTOs on several proposed changes to EPA regulations during the Operating Committee meeting.
AEP Transmission
Appeals Court Rejects Review of AEP Transmission Rates
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected four Texas cooperatives’ request to review a 2019 FERC decision over AEP's transmission rates.
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FERC’s Clements Gets GETs’ Benefits to Grid
FERC Commissioner Allison Clements has focused her energy on grid-enhancing technologies since joining the commission and taken a key role in helping establish appropriate incentive mechanisms.
Calumet
FERC Orders $66.7M in Penalties and Disgorgement on Linde and NIPSCO
FERC ordered Linde and NIPSCO to pay a combined $66.7 million in penalties and disgorgement for manipulating MISO’s demand response program.
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Citing California Law, FERC Rejects PG&E Request for RTO Adder
FERC rejected PG&E's request for an adder to its transmission rates based on its participation in CAISO, finding that California law precludes it from leaving the ISO without the state’s permission.
ISO-NE
FERC Approves ISO-NE’s One-Year Delay of FCA 19
FERC has approved ISO-NE’s proposal to delay Forward Capacity Auction 19 by one year, pushing the auction to February 2026.
Grid North Partners
FERC Approves Dairyland Incentives for Minn.-Wis. Transmission Line
FERC OKd Dairyland Power Coop’s requested rate incentives for the Wilmarth-North Rochester-Tremval project, a 169-mile line spanning Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
DC Circuit Rejects LES Appeal on FERC Order
A federal appeals court rejected Lincoln Electric System’s request to review a FERC decision turning down the utility’s request to recover costs from its investment in a Wyoming generating facility.

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