November 21, 2024

Philip Moeller

EEI Praises Tax Bill, Looks Ahead to Infrastructure Policy
The Edison Electric Institute celebrated the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act at its annual briefing to Wall Street analysts.
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Overheard at GridCONNEXT Conference
Almost 190 investors, utility officials, technology company executives and others gathered for the GridWise Alliance’s two-day GridCONNEXT conference.
EEI Pledges to Fight Elimination of Tax Deductions
Investor-owned utilities will fight any tax overhaul that doesn’t preserve deductions for interest and taxes, the head of EEI told Wall Street analysts.
FERC Won’t Revisit Demand Response Pricing
FERC won’t be revisiting the demand response compensation rules under Order 745, commissioners said at the NARUC winter meetings.
Utilities Make Their Case to Skeptical Wall Street
Investor-owned utilities will have a central role in the expansion of distributed generation and renewables, the industry’s trade group told securities analysts.
MISO Market Subcommittee Briefs
A summary of issues discussed at the MISO Markets Subcommittee on Oct. 27, including changes to shortage pricing rules, the RTO's settlement with SPP and FERC in the midst of Congressional partisan deadlock.
Moeller Leaving FERC Oct. 30; No Replacement in Sight
Nearly five months after Commissioner Philip Moeller announced he was leaving FERC, President Obama has yet to announce a replacement.
FERC Overrides ISO-NE, Grants Waiver for Late Capacity Payment
FERC granted a waiver to a New England power generator that missed the deadline for a payment to increase the plant’s offer for the next Forward Capacity Auction.
FERC Again Denies Polar Vortex Make-Whole Payments
FERC has denied another generator’s request for make-whole payments for natural gas it purchased that was never used during the event, citing rules against retroactive ratemaking.
PJM Grid 20/20: Who Will Build the Pipelines?
Speakers at the PJM Grid 20/20 symposium discussed the challenges of the electric industry’s historic shift to natural gas.

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