Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

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Stakeholders, NERC Respond to FERC Large Loads Investigation
Stakeholders urged FERC to consider reliability and consumer costs when weighing approaches to co-located large loads.
ITC Midwest
Consumer Groups Invoke DOJ Stance in Stalled Complaint on ROFRs in MISO Planning
A collective of consumer groups has invoked a recent letter from the U.S. Department of Justice in an attempt to get FERC to act on its three-year-old complaint against MISO deferring to state right of first refusal laws in regional planning.
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SPP MPEC Members Celebrate Markets+ Funding Order
FERC’s approval of SPP’s Markets+ funding agreement and its recovery mechanism came as backers of the Western centralized day-ahead market were meeting with the snow-capped Rockies as a backdrop.
ACORE
ACORE Report Explains How to Get Advanced Transmission in Regional Plans
ACORE released a report arguing that transmission planners need to take advantage of advanced technologies and can do so as they implement FERC Order 1920.
SPP
FERC Approves SPP’s Funding Plans for Markets+
FERC approved SPP’s $150 million funding agreement for Markets+ and the funding mechanisms under which the RTO will finance the implementation phase of the market’s development.
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FERC Approves PJM-Pa. Agreement on Capacity Price Cap, Floor
FERC approved a PJM proposal to limit capacity prices to between $175 and $325/MW-day for the next two Base Residual Auctions, resolving a complaint from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
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FERC Partly Approves NYISO Order 2023 Compliance Filing
FERC approved most of NYISO’s proposed plan to comply with Order 2023, denying several of its proposed variations to the commission’s pro forma rules and directing the ISO to submit an additional compliance filing in 60 days.
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Commissioner Willie Phillips Announces his Resignation from FERC
Former FERC Chair Willie Phillips has resigned from the commission. The future of Phillips, a President Biden appointee, has been a matter of speculation since President Trump was elected in November.
New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority
APS, PNM Closer to Order 2023 Compliance
The two Southwestern utilities are closer to compliance with FERC Order 2023 but still have work to do in response to orders the commission issued.
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NERC Responds to Industry Critique on IBR Standards
NERC defended its proposed standard on inverter-based resources from stakeholder criticism on several aspects, including its development process and exemptions for legacy technology.

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