October 5, 2024

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Jay Caspary
Ratepayers Protest FERC Retreat on Transmission Competition
Industrial energy users and other ratepayers are balking at FERC’s proposal to abandon Order 1000’s competition measures.
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Planners, Developers: Transmission not Keeping Pace with System Needs
Time is running out to build the infrastructure needed to meet climate challenges, transmission planners, generation developers and others warned.
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Christie Talks up Flexibility of Transmission NOPR
FERC Commissioner Mark Christie said the agency's transmission NOPR gives the states plenty of flexibility to plan their public policy-focused projects.
NY Transco
NYISO Business Issues Committee Briefs: June 22, 2022
The NYISO Business Issues Committee approved a shortage pricing proposal for multiple active transmission constraints.
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FERC Investigating ISO-NE over Gas Plant’s Alleged Capacity Market Fraud
FERC is investigating ISO-NE’s role in alleged fraud by a project developer taking part in the RTO’s capacity market, the grid operator disclosed.
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Ex-FERC Commissioners Opine on Transmission, Markets
Ex-FERC Commissioners Norman Bay and Colette Honorable told war stories and commented on recent commission rulemakings at a forum on energy storage policy.
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Court Strikes a Blow to ISO-NE Winter Plan
An appellate court ruled that ISO New England’s Inventoried Energy Program would unfairly incent some resources for storing energy in a way they already do. 
NYC.GOV
FERC Partially Accepts NYISO Order 2222 Compliance
FERC accepted NYISO's Order 2222 compliance filing but directed the ISO to file revisions related to small utility opt-in requirements and other provisions.
Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory
Counterflow: Stuff That Ain’t So
FERC's NOPR on transmission planning and cost allocation is based on false premises and undermines the agency's credibility, says columnist Steve Huntoon.
Renova Energy
CAISO Order 2222 Filing Needs Some Work, FERC Says
FERC accepted CAISO's Order 2222 compliance filing but told it to submit revisions to its participation model for distributed energy resource aggregations.

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