December 26, 2024

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA)

FERC Rejects Entergy Attempt to End PPA with Goodyear Plant
FERC rejected Entergy Texas’ attempt to terminate a power purchase agreement with qualifying facilities at Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s Beaumont chemical plant.
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NARUC Panel: CPP Poised to Fall Under Trump, New Congress
NARUC Panelists agreed that while the election of Donald Trump has clouded the future of federal energy policy, the Clean Power Plan won’t figure into it.
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Overheard at NARUC Annual Meeting 2016
Hundreds of state regulators, utility officials and other stakeholders traveled to the California desert last week for the 128th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.
FERC Rejects Complaint on Montana Solar; 2nd Case Pending
Solar power developers are asking FERC to overrule Montana regulators on how much NorthWestern Energy should pay to PURPA projects.
FERC Rejects Enforcement Action in Connecticut PURPA Dispute
FERC declined to begin an enforcement action under PURPA on behalf of Allco Finance and its unit Windham Solar in Connecticut.
FERC Conference Debates PURPA Costs, Purchase Obligations
PURPA’s supporters and critics sounded off at a FERC technical conference exploring the ongoing challenges of implementing the law.
FERC: Entergy Can Exclude Above-Market PPAs from Bandwidth Calculation
FERC granted Entergy permission to exclude the above-market portion of the price paid for electricity under two PPAs.
Citizens Groups Seek Public Funding for FERC Interventions
A group of citizens groups has dusted off a forgotten provision of PURPA that it said requires FERC to provide public funding for interventions before the agency.
FERC: Entergy not Required to Buy from Large QFs
Entergy’s operating companies don’t have to sign new purchase power agreements with most QFs above 20 MW, FERC ruled.
Court Next Stop for Developer, FERC Says
FERC said it would not take up Allco's complaint about Connecticut's procurement practices.

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