January 21, 2025

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

FERC
Phillips: FERC to Issue Transmission Rule in ‘Very Near Future’
FERC Chair Willie Phillips expressed confidence that the commission will approve its NOPR on transmission planning and cost allocation this year.
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NERC Taking Comments as Winter Reliability Standard Deadline Looms
NERC is taking comments on a winter reliability standard for generators that has failed to clear its stakeholder process twice.
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Congressional Democrats Urge FERC to Complete Transmission Rule
Congressional Democrats sent a pair of identical letters to FERC urging the commission to complete its transmission cost allocation and planning rule.
IBEW
Christie Denounces Tx Incentive Process as FERC Approves More MISO LRTP Project Perks
Mark Christie used FERC’s latest order on transmission incentives to condemn the process as requests for incentives come in from several MISO’s long-range transmission projects.
AEP Transmission
Appeals Court Rejects Review of AEP Transmission Rates
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected four Texas cooperatives’ request to review a 2019 FERC decision over AEP's transmission rates.
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FERC’s Clements Gets GETs’ Benefits to Grid
FERC Commissioner Allison Clements has focused her energy on grid-enhancing technologies since joining the commission and taken a key role in helping establish appropriate incentive mechanisms.
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SERC, Duke Agree to $40K Penalty for Reliability Violations
FERC approved a $40,000 penalty against multiple Duke Energy facilities for violations of NERC reliability standards.
NRG Energy
FERC Permits Elliott to Buy up to 20% of NRG Stock amid NOI
While an inspection into its approval process plays out, FERC has allowed the Elliott Investment Management firm to buy a sizable chunk of NRG Energy stock.
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DOE Planning up to $70M in Energy Resilience Investments
The Department of Energy is seeking recipients for up to $70 million of investments into energy resilience.
FERC
Vitol to Pay $2.3M for CAISO Market Manipulation
FERC approved $2.3 million in penalties against Vitol and one of its traders for manipulating CAISO's market in 2013 to limit losses stemming from the firm's congestion revenue rights position.

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