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United States Electricity Consumption (1990-2026): U.S. Energy Information Administration Projects Near-Term Increase

The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a May 13th report titled: After more than a decade of little change, U.S. electricity consumption is rising again (“Report”)....more

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FERC issues orders expanding organized markets in the Southeast and the Southwest

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) recently issued two orders approving proposals to expand the organized electric markets. The first order, related to a proposal from a coalition of transmission-owning...more

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Energy Law: Month in Review - November 2024

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month....more

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Capacity Crunch Series Continued: Balancing Reliability, Unprecedented Load Growth & Affordability in the Energy Transition (Part...

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Join Troutman Pepper energy attorneys Allison Pryor and Josh Combs as they explore how utilities, regulators, and stakeholders are working to balance unprecedented load growth, reliability, and affordability amidst the...more

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The Supply/Demand Problem: Reading the Signals from the Recent PJM Capacity Auction

The United States is facing a supply and demand problem in the electric sector, raising serious concerns not only about energy affordability but the reliability of the grid. On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, PJM Interconnection,...more

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Building Out Energy Storage Facilities Across the US With Jason Burwen, GridStor — Battery + Storage Podcast

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In this episode of the Battery + Storage Podcast, host Bill Derasmo interviews Jason Burwen, the vice president of policy and strategy at GridStor. Leveraging his rich background in energy policy, Jason provides a unique...more

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The Vital Importance of Pipeline and Transmission Infrastructure to Decarbonization - Energy Law Insights

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While energy production gets a lot of attention, how that energy gets to end users is just as important. In this video, Troutman Pepper’s Brooks Smith and Brian Harms look at natural gas pipelines and other energy...more

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Navigating Power Allocation and Customer Choice in a Regulated Landscape - Energy Law Insights

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The landscape for utilities and their customers in the power allocation space is heavily regulated. Minimum load requirements, contested rights, and myriad other issues must be understood — and handled effectively — to...more

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The Capacity Crunch, Part One: Reliability and Decarbonization in the Short Term - Energy Law Insights

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The capacity crunch brings with it a host of issues and tensions, particularly between the concepts of reliability and decarbonization in the short term. In part one of this three-part series, Troutman Pepper Partner Brian...more

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Distributed Generation 2.0: What You Need to Know

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As expanded opportunities such as tax incentives continue to impact the landscape, it is important to understand the fundamentals – such as the players, their roles, and their relative risk profiles. In this video, Troutman...more

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Texas 3rd COA Reverses PUC's February ‎‎2021 Uri Order Setting Wholesale Power Price in ERCOT at $9k‎

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On Friday, March 17, 2023, the Third Court of Appeals issued an Opinion in an appeal brought by Luminant Energy Company and aligned intervenors, and reversed the Texas PUC’s February 15 and 16, 2021 Orders setting the price...more

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FERC Accepts PJM’s Interconnection Queue Reform

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In a “FERC after dark” order issued late yesterday, November 29, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) largely accepted a comprehensive reform of the PJM interconnection process that applies to both generation and...more

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FERC Proposes Broad Reforms to Interconnection Process

At its June 16, 2022, open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR), Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements, 179 FERC ¶...more

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FERC Investigates Five Western Utilities’ Formula Rate Protocols

FERC initiated show-cause proceedings on April 21, 2022, to investigate the justness and reasonableness of the formula rate protocols of five public utility transmission providers in the West....more

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PJM’s New ‘Focused’ MOPR Goes Into Effect by Operation of Law

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PJM Interconnection Inc.’s (PJM) new “Focused” Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) went into effect on September 29, 2021, by operation of Section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), because the Federal Energy Regulatory...more

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[Webinar] The Energy Market in 2021: From Crisis to Opportunity | Decoding the Future Value of Behind-the-Meter Load for...

The energy market has undergone significant change in the past 12 months, with even more on the horizon. Join us for a webinar series as we explore how these changes have shaped—and will continue to impact—the energy...more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for March 2021

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Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's March 18, 2021 open meeting, pursuant to the agenda issued on March 11, 2021. Agenda items E-8 and G-1 have not been summarized due to...more

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The Energizer – Volume 83

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SOUTHWEST POWER POOL GROWS ENERGY MARKETS EXPANDING RENEWABLE TRADING - On 1 February, Southwest Power Pool (SPP) launched a real-time balancing market initiative to include eight utilities and transmission authorities across...more

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Energy Customers Call for Grid Decarbonization and Increased Access to Wholesale Electricity Markets

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Some of America's largest energy customers issued an unprecedented policy statement, advocating that the federal government implement ambitious policies to modernize the electric grid, expand access to organized wholesale...more

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Battery Energy Storage Systems Integrated in Solar Facilities To Receive Tax Incentives

Intermittency is one of the largest issues impeding increased reliance on energy from utility-scale renewable energy generation sources such as wind and solar. Battery energy storage systems (“BESSs”) can alleviate concerns...more

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FERC Adopts Sweeping Overhaul to its PURPA Regulations

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For the first time in 15 years, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) significantly revamped key aspects of its regulations implementing the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). The 490-page final...more

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D.C. Circuit Backs FERC on Electric Storage Rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or “Commission”) Order No. 841, a 2018 rulemaking addressing electric storage resources. The purpose of Order no...more

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D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC Ruling that Promotes the Participation of Energy Storage Technologies

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On July 10, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a major Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) order intended to support fledgling energy storage participation in organized...more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for June 2020

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Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's June 18, 2020 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on June 11, 2020. Due to COVID-19 and measures undertaken by government...more

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Batteries, Bankruptcies and the Future of Renewable Energy

The Growth of Renewable Energy - Renewable energy sources have been rapidly deployed across the nation for more than a decade. In addition to government mandates in California and other states promoting renewable energy,...more

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