December 25, 2024

FERC Order 888

New FERC Rules Sought on Transmission Planning
A group of former FERC chairs said the commission should issue new transmission planning rules to help decarbonize and provide resilience & energy security.
FERC Rejects Rehearing on GridLiance 7-Factor Test
FERC denied GridLiance’s rehearing request of an order stating its transmission facilities must still pass Order 888’s 7-factor test.
GridLiance, Xcel Battle over Tx Qualifications
SPP may have been incorrectly charging transmission customers for their use of certain facilities, GridLiance High Plains says.
Stakeholder Soapbox: Is MISO Really an ‘Independent’ System Operator?
Mark Volpe, CEO of the Coalition of Midwest Power Producers, argues MISO's deference to incumbent transmission operators is driving merchant generation out.
Task Team Urges MISO Nominating Comm. Expansion
The BQTT, the team charged with re-examining MISO’s director-selection process, recommended doubling stakeholder representation on the Nominating Committee.
FERC Delays Mich. Tx Decision for State Input
FERC suspended a ruling on Consumers Energy’s complaint over a pending transmission project in Michigan until the PSC weighs in.
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FERC OKs MISO Plan to Expand Storage
FERC gave MISO the go-ahead on a second type of market definition for energy storage.
IPL Asks FERC to Force Update to MISO Storage Rules
IP&L complained to FERC that its energy storage battery at the Harding Street Station is supporting the MISO grid without any way of being compensated.
Former FERC Regulators Lament Unfinished Business
Former FERC regulators who were in the middle of many of the electric industry’s watershed events of the past two decades reminisced — and expressed regrets for paths not chosen.
At 1000th FERC Meeting, Ex-Chairs Reminisce — and Talk Their Books
Former chairs gave a primer on the last 36 years of federal energy policy Thursday as FERC celebrated its 1000th open meeting.

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