November 14, 2024

Transmission Rates

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Trump’s Victory and its Implications for FERC, Power Markets
Change is coming to FERC after Tuesday's election, but the policies the agency oversees are rarely top of mind during campaigns, so it is unclear how much will be different.
Exelon
Exelon Reports 80% Increase in Data Center Forecasts in Q3 Earnings
Exelon CEO Calvin Butler told investors the utility's data center forecast has increased about 80% during an earnings call.
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Utilities and Grid Operators Urge Caution on DLRs, State Regulators and Consumers Want Action
Utilities and grid operators urged caution on new dynamic line rating requirements while state regulators, consumers and grid enhancing technology firms said they want the mandates.
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FERC Sets MISO TOs’ ROE at 9.98%, Again Eliminates Risk Premium Model
FERC continues to fiddle with the return on equity MISO transmission owners can earn, this time setting the base amount at 9.98% while once again eradicating the risk premium model from the calculation.
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FERC Gets Mixed Advice on How Quickly to Move on DLR Requirements

The commission received dozens of comments on its advanced notice of proposed rulemaking that would require broad use of dynamic line ratings across the U.S. transmission grid.

Dominion Energy
Dominion Releases ‘All of the Above’ Integrated Resource Plan for 2024
Dominion Energy’s 2024 Integrated Resource Plan calls for major expansions of offshore wind, solar power and natural gas to meet surging demand in its territory. 
California Conservation Corps
PG&E Gets Mixed FERC Decision on Tx Rates
FERC granted and denied in part challenges to Pacific Gas and Electric’s 2022 transmission rates, finding that PG&E must remove certain costs from its rate base while also denying a request to pause the utility’s ability to recover costs stemming from two fires.
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Exelon, Constellation at Loggerheads over Data Center Co-location
The dispute between Exelon and Constellation Energy continued to play out in FERC, as the latter and others protested a series of filings from the former’s utilities seeking to implement new rules for co-locating data centers at power plants in their territories
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.
Xcel Energy
8th Circuit Denies Review of FERC Orders on SPP Attachment Z2
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied review petitions by several SPP members over FERC's rejection of generators’ rehearing requests seeking compensation under tariff Attachment Z2.

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