December 23, 2024

American Electric Power (AEP)

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AEP to Sell Unregulated Renewables Portfolio
AEP said it intends to sell some or all of its unregulated contracted renewable resources and redirect the proceeds to its transmission assets.
Xcel Energy
KEPCo, Xcel Rehearing Requests on Z2 Fail
FERC rejected a pair of separate rehearing requests by SPP members related to the RTO’s assignment of network upgrade charges under tariff Attachment Z2.
ChargePoint
Ohio Report Offers Policy Roadmap to EV Adoption
Is there an EV in every future driveway? Yes, says an Ohio policy group that contends EV use will lower electric rates if the right policies are developed now.
ReliabilityFirst
AEP to Pay $570K in NERC Penalties
FERC last week approved penalties against utilities in the footprints of ReliabilityFirst, MRO, and WECC for violations of NERC reliability standards.
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DC Circuit Reverses FERC on PATH Refunds
Reversing FERC, the D.C. Circuit ruled that developers of the abandoned PATH transmission line must refund $6 million spent to influence public officials.
SWEPCO
FERC Accepts MISO-SPP Congestion Charge Solution
FERC allowed MISO and SPP to use a predictive flow factor process to correct overlapping congestion charges between the two on pseudo-tied loads and resources.
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FERC Seeks Comments on Reactive Power Compensation
FERC approved an inquiry into how reactive power capability should be compensated in the face of changing conditions on the nation’s electricity grid.
Xcel Energy
Xcel Continues Focus on Carbon Reductions
Xcel Energy CEO Bob Frenzel said there is little space between he and his predecessor, Ben Fowke, when it comes to the clean energy transition.
AEP
AEP to Sell Kentucky Operations to Algonquin
AEP said it has entered into an agreement to sell Kentucky Power to Algonquin Power & Utilities' Liberty Utilities for $2.85 billion.
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NextEra Energy Bullish on Future Tx Investments
NextEra Energy stressed importance of new transmission and support of RTOs during its second-quarter earnings call with financial analysts.

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