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NWPCC Updates Power Plan Model in Light of Trump
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council provided additional details on how its ninth power plan will consider new federal policies that could impact the buildout of new resources and transmission.
Office of Sen. Josh Becker
Calif. Pathways Legislation Poised for Passage After Being Shifted into New Bill
California lawmakers have shifted the legislation designed to transition governance of CAISO’s markets to an independent “regional organization” into a different bill — AB 825.
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Permitting Legislation Effort Picks up Steam, but Passage Remains Difficult
Permitting reform legislation is starting to move through Congress, with a key House committee holding a hearing and supporters lobbying legislators, though actually passing a bill is tough in any political climate.
EMC Engineering Services
D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC PURPA Decision Without Chevron Deference
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier decision that sided with FERC on a PURPA case without using Chevron deference, agreeing with the commission's statutory interpretation.
Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy to Offload 13 Michigan Hydro Dams to Investment Firm for $1 Each
After years of looking for a buyer, Consumers Energy announced it struck a $13 deal to sell its fleet of 13 hydroelectric dams in Michigan to a Bethesda, Md., private equity firm.
Transource
Third Circuit Reaffirms Ruling in Favor of Transource 9A Project
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission violated the Constitution in denying Transource Energy permits necessary to construct the Independence Energy Connection transmission project.
Enbridge Gas Distribution and Storage
Ontario Govt. Moves to Tighten Grip on OEB, IESO
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government continues to put its stamp on the province’s energy policy, proposing legislation that would add “economic growth” to the missions of IESO and the Ontario Energy Board.
Nexamp
Study Details Business Case for BTM and FTM Storage in Mass.
A new study looking at the business case for comparable behind-the-meter and front-of-the-meter battery storage systems in Massachusetts found that FTM storage “significantly outperformed” the BTM systems, despite significant programs and incentives supporting BTM storage in the state.
PJM
Feds Pull $716M Loan Commitment from N.J. Offshore Wind Project
The Department of Energy has withdrawn a $716 million loan commitment that would have helped New Jersey upgrade the state transmission system to connect offshore wind to the grid.
Office of Sen. Jeff Merkley
West Coast Senators Urge Passage of Calif. Pathways Bill
Six Western U.S. senators came out in support of the California legislation needed to transform CAISO’s market into an independent regional energy market, saying in a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom the bill promises "improved grid reliability and significant energy cost savings.”

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