FERC NOPRs Would Require ‘Candor,’ Improved Accounting for Renewables Jul 28, 2022 Rich Heidorn Jr. FERC issued rulemakings to impose a “duty of candor” in communications with FERC-regulated entities and set new accounting regulations for renewables.Read More
States Back FERC Interregional Transfer Requirement Role for NERC Seen Jul 21, 2022 Rich Heidorn Jr., Hudson Sangree, and Rebecca Santana State regulators say minimum requirements on interregional transfer capacity could produce cross border transmission where Order 1000 failed.Read More
FERC Approves Extreme Weather Assessment NOPRs Proposal Would Direct NERC to Revise Planning Standard Jun 16, 2022 Holden Mann FERC approved two NOPRs on Thursday aimed at improving utilities' planning for the long-term impacts of climate change to the bulk power system.Read More
FERC Partially Accepts NYISO BSM Compliance Filing Jun 5, 2022 Michael Kuser FERC on Thursday accepted NYISO’s proposal to implement its revised buyer-side market power mitigation rules for the current class year.Read More
FERC Accepts ISO-NE’s MOPR Transition Plan May 30, 2022 Sam Mintz FERC reluctantly accepted ISO-NE’s plan to remove its minimum offer price rule after a two-year transition period.Read More
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.Read More
FERC Accepts PJM Historical E&AS Offset Compliance May 16, 2022 Michael Yoder FERC accepted PJM’s compliance filing restoring the historical energy and ancillary services revenue offset used in the RTO’s capacity market.Read More
FERC OKs NYISO Capacity Market Changes Stemming from NY Climate Law May 11, 2022 Amanda Durish Cook FERC approved a trio of changes to NYISO’s capacity market that were spurred by New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.Read More
Sellers Urge FERC to Raise WECC Soft Price Cap Commission Orders More Refunds of Premiums Earned in Summer 2020 Crisis Apr 24, 2022 Hudson Sangree FERC ordered six more entities to refund the premiums they earned from sales into CAISO during the severe heat wave of August 2020.Read More
FERC Issues 1st Proposal out of Transmission Proceeding NOPR Focus on Regional Planning, Cost Allocation; More Proposals to Come Apr 21, 2022 Michael Brooks and Rich Heidorn Jr. FERC proposed changing transmission planning and cost allocation processes to help build out the grid in response to electrification and renewables.Read More