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UPDATED: Regulators Urge FERC to Honor State Authority over Large Load Interconnections
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners passed a resolution urging FERC to resist the Department of Energy’s push to give itself jurisdiction over large loads interconnecting with the grid.
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SPP State Regulators Affirm Use of Highway/Byway Cost Allocation
SPP state regulators have approved several motions related to FERC Order 1920’s mandate for long-term, scenario-based planning to ensure the system can meet future needs and be fairly compensated.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Duke Paper Lays out How FERC Can Make Flexibility for Large Loads Reality
FERC can make large load flexibility a reality through the implementation of the Department of Energy’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on large load interconnections, according to a new Nicholas Institute policy paper.
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Split Panel on the D.C. Circuit Upholds DOE’s Furnace Efficiency Rule
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Department of Energy’s efficiency standard for natural gas furnaces and water heaters against appeals from gas trade associations.
Consumers Energy
J.H. Campbell Tab Rises to $80M on DOE’s Stay Open Orders
The J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan has racked up $80 million in net costs since late May to stay online per emergency orders from the Department of Energy.
Open Electricity
Power Play: It’s Time to Take Distributed Generation Seriously
The U.S. needs to take rooftop solar seriously and consider how it can be an essential part of our energy mix, says columnist Dej Knuckey.
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FERC Veterans Share Worries over Agency’s Independence
Former FERC Chair Richard Glick and former FERC economist Devin Hartman told attendees at the Nodal Trader conference that they fear for FERC's independence.
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DOE Extends Order Lifting Run Hour Limits on Md. Generator
The U.S. Department of Energy approved PJM's request to extend an order allowing Talen Energy to continue operating is oil-fired H.A. Wagner Unit 4 beyond the 438 hours it is permitted to operated each year.
Puget Sound Energy
PSE Launches DLR Pilot Project with Norwegian Tech Firm
Puget Sound Energy announced a partnership with a Norwegian tech company to install monitoring devices on 100 miles of transmission lines, saying the technology will help optimize the capacity of existing equipment.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
DOE Lays out Roadmap to Bring Nuclear Fusion to Market
The Department of Energy's “Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap” seeks to accelerate progress toward the long-sought, long-elusive goal of commercially viable nuclear fusion power.

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