Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Entergy Arkansas
FERC Rejects MISO South Waiver Requests from MISO Accreditation Standard
FERC shut down the possibility of Entergy and other smaller MISO South providers bypassing a provision within MISO’s availability-based capacity accreditation rules.
AECI
AECI To Pay $42K in NERC Penalties
SERC leveled $42,000 in penalties against AECI for multiple longstanding violations of reliability standards in a settlement approved by FERC.
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FERC Approves PJM Change to Emergency Triggers
FERC approved PJM's proposal to tighten the triggers initiating a performance assessment interval.
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FERC Approves Updates to ISO-NE Inventoried Energy Program
FERC agreed with ISO-NE that the updated gas price rates more accurately reflect market conditions.
NYISO
FERC Sets Niagara Mohawk Transmission Rate for Hearings
FERC set Niagara Mohawk's proposal to recover its small share of a larger public policy for hearings, as it was unable to determine whether the rate was just and reasonable.
U.S. Courts
Appeals Court Denies Review of SPP Z2 Charges
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a review petition filed by petition by Xcel Energy and Kansas Electric Power Cooperative over FERC’s rejection of their rehearing requests related to SPP’s filed rate doctrine.
National Grid Renewables
Renewable Developers Challenge MISO’s Lower Congestion Limit
A group of renewable developers lodged a complaint at FERC over MISO’s pursuit of a smaller system impact threshold on interconnecting generation.
TVA
TVA’s Cumberland Coal-to-gas Plans Press on over Resistance
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s plan to swap a retiring coal plant with a new natural gas facility is making progress despite opposition from environmental groups.
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FERC OKs CAISO Interconnection Study Deadline Changes
FERC accepted CAISO's proposed tariff revisions following record-breaking numbers of interconnection requests in 2021 and 2023.
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Plan for GOP President: Cut Climate Programs, ‘Re-examine’ RTOs
If ex-FERC Commissioner Bernard McNamee has his way, the next president will eliminate the federal government’s climate programs and have FERC “reexamine” RTOs.  


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