January 15, 2025

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

MISO
In a Pickle: FERC Issues $27M in Fines over Ketchup Caddy DR Deceit
FERC ordered Ketchup Caddy and its owner to pay $27 million in penalties for dishonestly offering demand response services in MISO’s capacity market from 2019 to 2021.
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FERC’s Chang Emphasizes Need for Demand Flexibility to NEPOOL PC
FERC Commissioner Judy Chang emphasized the importance of demand response, long-term transmission planning and gas-electric coordination in her address to the NEPOOL Participants Committee meeting.
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FERC Upholds MISO Sloped Demand Curve, Lets Opt-out Provision Stand
FERC was not persuaded by environmental nonprofits, utilities nor Mississippi regulators to order MISO to rework the sloped demand curve it’s been cleared to use in the spring capacity auction.
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Industry Seeks Flexibility on New Supply Chain Reliability Standards
Industry groups sought flexibility from FERC in implementing new supply chain risk management rules, while one conservative group argued the commission should use its power to push the sector to use domestic supply chains.
J. Ranck Electric
Environmental Nonprofits Argue MISO’s New Capacity Accreditation Missing Key Detail
Four environmental nonprofits insist MISO’s recently approved capacity accreditation is incomplete unless the RTO details how it will conduct its loss of load modeling the new approach relies upon.
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NERC Responds to FERC Cybersecurity NOPRs
NERC and the regional entities expressed support for FERC's cybersecurity proposals but reminded the commission of their already busy development cycle.
ACORE
Panelists Call ITCS ‘Excellent Starting Point’
Webinar participants said NERC's study on interregional transfer capability is a solid foundation for future planning but leaves much work still to be done.
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PJM Stakeholders Wary of Expedited Interconnection Proposal
Stakeholder opinions were sharply divided at the PJM Members Committee’s meeting regarding RTO proposals to allow high capacity factor resources to be sped through the interconnection queue and revise aspects of the capacity market. 
Constellation Energy
Constellation Complaint Seeks Formal Data Center Co-location Rules
Constellation filed a complaint at FERC seeking to formalize the guidance PJM has on co-located demand, saying it should be included in the tariff.
Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority
FERC Rules Against SPP Multiday Commitment Proposal
FERC rejected SPP’s proposed tariff revisions to implement a multiday economic commitment process, agreeing with the MMU that it introduces a potential gaming opportunity.

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