On October 17, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued Order No. 904, finding on a generic basis that allowing transmission providers to charge customers for a generating facility’s provision of...more
12/4/2024
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Emergency Generators ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Power Act ,
Federal Register ,
FERC ,
Interconnections ,
ISO-NE ,
ISO/RTO ,
NYISO ,
OATT ,
PJM ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rules of Practice ,
Transmission Grid
California currently deploys almost 35 GW of renewable energy but expects another 148 GW of renewables will be needed to meet the state’s overarching 2045 clean energy goals. To fill this gap, California expects offshore wind...more
7/26/2024
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Clean Energy ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Offshore Wind ,
Popular ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Proposed Guidance ,
Public Utility ,
Renewable Energy ,
Transmission Planning
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or Commission) issued a final rule amending its regulations governing FERC’s review of applications for transmission siting permits pursuant to section 216 of...more
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued a landmark final rule implementing transmission planning and cost allocation reforms intended to promote the more efficient and...more
5/23/2024
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Compliance ,
Electricity ,
FERC ,
Final Rules ,
Infrastructure ,
Jurisdiction ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Shareholders ,
Tariffs ,
Transmission Planning ,
West Virginia v EPA
On December 1, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that outcomes by operation of law caused by deadlocks among the members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) are judicially...more
The offshore wind industry now has California’s answer to a pressing concern—how might the state procure this generation resource? California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a suite of bills that create a mechanism for...more