November 16, 2024

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals

Contractors Insurance Agency
Settlement Hearing Ordered for PG&E, SF Distribution Dispute
FERC ordered settlement judge procedures for a 3-year-old dispute between PG&E and the city of San Francisco and over the provision of distribution service.
Great Plains Institute
FERC Must Clarify MISO Transmission Funding Decision, DC Circuit Finds
FERC must better explain its decision to give MISO TOs unilateral authority to finance upgrades needed to interconnect generation, the D.C. Circuit said.
PJM
Judges Skeptical of Capacity Sellers in PJM Offer Cap Dispute
Generators faced skeptical questioning from D.C. Circuit judges in their bid to overturn PJM’s capacity offer cap rules.
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Appellate Judge Presses FERC on End-of-life Transmission Planning
PJM stakeholders asked the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to require the RTO to exercise more oversight over transmission owners’ end-of-life projects.
State of Massachusetts
NEPOOL Splits with ISO-NE over Pumped Storage Eligibility for IEP
ISO-NE will not incorporate an amendment approved by the NEPOOL Participants Committee to include pumped storage resources in its Inventoried Energy Program.
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ISO-NE Proposes Tweaks to Inventoried Energy Program
ISO-NE is proposing changes to its winter fuel security plan to answer a court order and account for the swirling global natural gas markets.
PJM
No Consensus on PJM Capacity Parameters
PJM members failed to find consensus on any of four proposed sets of capacity auction parameters, with the RTO’s proposal falling short of the necessary votes.
Shutterstock
DC Circuit Weighs in on Outstanding Mystic Questions
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued rulings relating to the Mystic Generating Station, including granting review to a group of state regulators.
LS Power
Court Blocks LS Power’s Attempts for More Competitive MISO Tx Projects
LS Power was unsuccessful with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in separate attempts to force MISO to open more projects to competition.
Power Engineers
DC Circuit Faults FERC on Cost Allocation of New Jersey Transmission Projects
The D.C. Circuit rejected PJM’s “de minimis” exemption under its DFAX cost allocation and ordered FERC to explain its OK of DFAX's use in two N.J. projects.

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