On June 26, FERC approved a new reliability standard (CIP-015-1) proposed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ("NERC") to enhance cybersecurity of the nation's bulk electric system ("BES"). In a related...more
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued a final rule expanding its siting authority over the construction and modification of electric transmission facilities within National Interest...more
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On February 16, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") approved[1] two new extreme cold weather Reliability Standards proposed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ("NERC"): EOP-011-3...more
In a win for independent power producers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("D.C. Circuit" or the "Court") recently affirmed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's ("FERC's") "send-out"...more
On December 15, 2022, FERC issued an order directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ("NERC") to study the efficacy of its physical security reliability standard in light of a rash of recent physical...more
"Better late than never" was Commissioner Christie's sentiment when he addressed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's ("FERC's") unanimously approved issuances concerning inverter-based resources ("IBRs"). In a series...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is proposing new reliability requirements that will apply to renewable and storage resources. On November 17, 2022, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NOPR") to...more
To combat the climate crisis, the United States has committed to achieving 100 percent clean electricity production by 2035 and attaining net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Meeting these ambitious goals will involve a...more
On February 1, 2022, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., submitted a compliance filing (Filing) in response to Order No. 22221 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). That order removed barriers to participation by...more
On January 20, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to develop new or modified standards that...more
On July 15, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) that seeks public comment on a number of potential reforms to improve the electric regional...more
In a forceful rejection of several legal challenges, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion on July 10, 2020, upholding FERC's Order No. 841, which directed wholesale market operators to establish market...more
In an order issued on January 12, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) rejected an application by Monongahela Power Company (“Mon Power”), a franchised public utility subsidiary of...more
On January 8, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued an order declining to conduct a rulemaking proposed by Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry to that would create rate...more
On August 1, 2016, the New York Public Service Commission (the “NYPSC” or “Commission”) issued an Order Adopting a Clean Energy Standard (CES Order). In the CES Order, the Commission adopted the State Energy Plan (“SEP”) goal...more
In an important order (“Order”) issued on May 21, 2016 in its Reforming the Energy Vision (“REV”) proceeding, the New York Public Service Commission (“NYPSC”) announced the details of a new paradigm to govern the relationship...more
The New York State Energy Plan (“SEP”) calls for 50% of all electricity used in New York State by 2030 to be generated from renewable energy sources (the “50 by 30 Goal”). Additionally, the SEP sets aggressive 2030 targets...more
On May 20, 2016, a state Supreme Court judge in New York is tentatively set to hear arguments regarding a request for preliminary injunctive relief with regard to the “Order Resetting Retail Energy Markets And Establishing...more
On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the “FAST Act”—short for Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act. Though primarily a highway bill, the FAST Act also includes energy security amendments to the Federal...more
At its October 2015 meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or “Commission”) issued three orders pertaining to its market-based rate regulations. In Order No. 816, the Commission adopted proposals to update...more