The United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued to Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (“Duke”) an Emergency Order (“EO”) to what is described as potential grid shortfall issues in the southeast United States. See Department of...more
On November 21, 2024, FERC voted to approve Order No. 1920-A, an order on rehearing and clarification that modifies Order No. 1920, the May 2024 landmark regional transmission planning and cost allocation rule. In this post,...more
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("EPAct 2005") established a national policy to encourage reliable and affordable demand response services. Demand response refers to the ability of retail electric customers to reduce or shift...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last week issued a proposed policy statement to clarify FERC’s allowance of “hold harmless” commitments in applications filed under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act (FPA)....more