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FERC Orders More Refunds from 2020 Western Heat Wave

Sales Exceeded Soaring Prices at Trading Hubs
May 22, 2022
Hudson Sangree

FERC continued to tell utilities to refund premiums they earned on top of extraordinarily high prices in August 2020 during a heat wave.


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Biden to Re-nominate Glick as FERC Chair

May 22, 2022
Michael Brooks

President Biden said he will nominate FERC Chair Richard Glick for another five-year term. If confirmed, Glick could be on the commission well into 2027.


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FERC Approves CAISO Intertie Penalty Price Revisions

May 22, 2022
Robert Mullin

FERC approved tariff revisions to correct a defect in how CAISO sets penalty prices for the relaxation of intertie transmission constraints.



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FERC OKs MISO’s Bifurcated Cost-allocation Tx Design

May 22, 2022
Amanda Durish Cook

FERC has allowed MISO to use a separate-but-equal postage stamp rate divided between MISO Midwest and MISO South for some of its major transmission buildout.


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Ex-ERCOT CEO Hopes Focus Stays on Reliability

Kahn, Now with Power Muni, Addresses Texas RE Board, Leadership
May 22, 2022
Tom Kleckner

At the Texas RE Board of Directors meeting, former ERCOT CEO Bob Kahn called for lawmakers to focus on reliability as they work on changes to the markets.


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Summer Forecasts Spark Warnings of 'Reliability Crisis' at FERC

Glick Says Commission Probing for Gas Market Manipulation
May 19, 2022
Rich Heidorn Jr.

FERC commissioners expressed alarm over forecasts of potential supply shortfalls this summer in the West, ERCOT, MISO and SPP.


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ISO-NE's Order 2222 Filing Earns FERC Deficiency Letter

May 19, 2022
Sam Mintz

Order 2222 filings have been contentious in every region, including New England.


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BOEM Details Gulf of Maine OSW Lease Timeline, Next Steps

May 19, 2022
Jennifer Delony

BOEM took comments Thursday from Gulf of Maine OSW task force members about a request for interest it plans to issue by October.


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FERC Denies Rehearing, Clarifies Order 881 on Line Ratings

May 19, 2022
Michael Kuser

FERC denied rehearing requests from transmission providers and others on Order 881.


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PacifiCorp Wins Preliminary Permits for Ore. Pumped Storage

Permits Allow Utility to Explore Development, Secure First Dibs on Projects
May 19, 2022
Elaine Goodman

FERC issued PacifiCorp permits to study the feasibility of developing pumped hydro storage projects in Southern Ore., located near a major intertie with Calif.


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