On May 14, 2025, FERC accepted Southwest Power Pool, Inc.’s (“SPP”) proposed revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”) to modify its high priority transmission study planning process. SPP argued these changes...more
5/22/2025
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Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
OATT ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Tariffs ,
Transmission Grid ,
Transmission Planning
On April 29, 2025, FERC partially granted rehearing in the case of Cometa Energia, S.A. de C.V. (“Saavi”) against the California Independent System Operator Corporation (“CAISO”), finding a provision of CAISO’s Business...more
5/8/2025
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California ,
Contract Terms ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FERC ,
Government Agencies ,
Infrastructure ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Service Professionals ,
Tariffs ,
Utility Rates
On March 31, 2025, FERC granted in part and denied in part Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s (Basin Electric) petition for declaratory order seeking transmission incentives for the Roundup-Kummer Ridge Project, the...more
On March 20, 2025, FERC denied Ponderosa Power, LLC’s (“Ponderosa”) complaint alleging that NorthWestern Corporation’s (“NorthWestern”) application of its large generator interconnection procedures (“LGIP”) was unjust and...more
On February 20, 2025, FERC found that the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”) appears to be unjust and unreasonable because it does not address with clarity or consistency the rates,...more
2/26/2025
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Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Interconnections ,
PJM ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reliability Standards ,
Tariffs ,
Transmission Grid ,
Transmission Lines
On January 24, 2025, FERC withdrew its 2022 draft Greenhouse Gas (“GHG”) Policy Statement and terminated the associated proceeding. FERC determined that, after reviewing the entire record, issues concerning GHG emissions are...more
On July 9, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) vacated orders issued by the FERC that required six wholesale power sellers (the “Sellers”) to issue refunds to...more