October 5, 2024

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

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Overheard at RE+ Texas Conference
The RE+ Texas conference drew hundreds of renewable energy experts to the state that leads in wind production and may soon lead in solar energy too.
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FERC Rejects Conditional Withdrawals from Tri-State
FERC rejected United Power’s request to provide Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association with a nonbinding, conditional withdrawal notice.
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Sellers Urge FERC to Raise WECC Soft Price Cap
FERC ordered six more entities to refund the premiums they earned from sales into CAISO during the severe heat wave of August 2020.
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FERC Reverts to Plan B on CAISO Capacity Procurement Mechanism
FERC reversed a decision that allowed CAISO to include an adder in the formula for offers that exceed the soft cap for its capacity procurement mechanism.
FERC Asks RTOs for Plans on Changing Market Needs
FERC ordered CAISO, ISO-NE, MISO, NYISO, PJM and SPP to report on how system needs are changing with their shifting resource mixes and how they will meet them.
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Higher Prices, Longer Queues Highlight FERC Market Report
Rising natural gas prices and extreme weather pushed wholesale electricity prices higher in 2021, FERC said in its annual State of the Markets report.
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FERC Issues 1st Proposal out of Transmission Proceeding
FERC proposed changing transmission planning and cost allocation processes to help build out the grid in response to electrification and renewables.
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ISO-NE Defends Order 2222 Filing
ISO-NE's Order 2222 compliance filing has been criticized by environmental groups and renewable advocates who say it fails to meet the goals laid out by FERC.
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FERC Tells PacifiCorp to Refund Premiums
FERC ordered PacifiCorp to refund premiums it received for sales above WECC's soft price cap of $1,000/MWh during the severe Western heat wave of August 2020.
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FERC Opens Probes on Western Transmission Rate Protocols
FERC challenged the transmission formula rate protocols of five Western utilities, saying they lack sufficient transparency and customer protections.

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