FERC & Federal
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities.
Forward Market Design LLC
FERC will hold a two-day technical conference June 4-5, where it will look at resource adequacy issues in the ISO/RTO markets, with most of the focus on those with capacity markets.
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A group of 18 Democratic state attorneys general filed suit against President Donald Trump’s executive order that halted wind energy projects’ federal approvals.
ACORE
ACORE released a report arguing that transmission planners need to take advantage of advanced technologies and can do so as they implement FERC Order 1920.
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Former FERC Chair Willie Phillips has resigned from the commission. The future of Phillips, a President Biden appointee, has been a matter of speculation since President Trump was elected in November.
NERC
FERC heard details about recent reliability incidents caused by data centers tripping offline in Virginia and Texas and NERC's efforts to address them.
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
Opponents of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market said FERC's language calling for revisions to the market agreement was unclear and suggested changes to remove potential confusion.
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FERC dealt with a rehearing request in Order 1920-B, largely rebutting arguments from transmission owners that the rule's requirement to file state cost allocation agreements impinges on their rights.
Talen Energy
The rehearing order was approved on the same lines as the original rejection, with Commissioners Mark Christie and Lindsay See in support and Willie Phillips dissenting.
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The Edison Electric Institute, GridWise Alliance and WIRES asked FERC to end a proceeding that has been open for five years to consider cuts to transmission incentives.
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FERC Chair Mark Christie and Commissioner Judy Chang downplayed the current political environment’s impact on the agency, saying the commission’s role is to follow the law and ensure the fairness of procedures.
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