January 12, 2025

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. 
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ERCOT Asks for Ruling on Sovereign Immunity Claim
ERCOT asked the Texas Supreme Court to find that it is entitled to immunity as a governmental agency and reject a five-year-old lawsuit by a power developer.
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Glick Denies Taking Directions from Biden Admin
FERC Chairman Richard Glick categorically denied taking directives or feedback from Biden administration officials on commission actions.
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NYISO Management Committee Briefs: June 14, 2022
NYISO’s Management Committee received an update from FERC on the commission’s recent areas of interest.
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FERC Proposes Interconnection Process Overhaul
FERC proposed new rules it said would clear clogged interconnection queues and provide more certainty on upgrade costs while encouraging new technologies.
PJM
PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: June 7, 2022
PJM's stakeholders discussed reserve requirements, a new committee on interconnection processes, DOE's Transmission Facilitation Program and OSW transmission.
LS Power
Stakeholder Soapbox: Coherence over Chaos: Choosing the Right Path for Energy Decarbonization
LS Power seeks a measured phaseout of natural gas generation, saying an immediate switch to carbon-free sources will cause chaos and undermine climate efforts.
ChargePoint
MISO Stakeholders Protest RTO’s Order 2222 Implementation Timeline
Stakeholder groups, including state regulators, protested MISO’s FERC Order 2222 compliance filing, many indignant over the request to delay implementation.
Constellation
Biden Waives Tariffs on Key Solar Imports for 2 Years
Responding to pleas from solar developers, President Biden ordered a two-year tariff waiver on PV components from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
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FERC Continues Ordering Refunds from 2020 Heat Event
FERC ordered two more sellers to issue refunds for excess prices earned in the August 2020 Western heat wave event.
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Granholm Discusses Net-zero Tech at ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit
Leaders in energy innovation from across the U.S. traveled to Denver last week to participate in ARPA-E’s 2022 Energy Innovation Summit.

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