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In a decision notable enough to merit a novel docket prefix (CX25-2-000), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) adopted two new categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) aimed at...more
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
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on June 26, at 10:00 a.m. ET....more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on June 26, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on June 18, 2025....more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on March 20, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on March 13, 2025....more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on January 16, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on January 8, 2025. ...more
On January 6, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Final Rule to amend its regulations governing the maximum civil monetary penalties assessable for violations of statutes, rules and orders within...more
On December 16, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued an Order to Show Cause and Notice of Proposed Penalty proposing to assess staggering civil penalties against American Efficient,...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC” or “Commission”) Office of Enforcement (“Enforcement”) continues to focus on enforcing its duty of candor rules, with a recent action resulting in a $6.6 million civil...more
On November 21, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued Order No. 1920-A addressing requests for rehearing and clarification of FERC’s landmark final rule on transmission planning and cost...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
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
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued Order No. 1920,[1] its long-awaited Final Rule relating to long-term regional planning and regional cost allocation. This article...more
At a special open meeting held on May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or "Commission") approved, by a 2-1 vote, a final rule reforming transmission planning and cost allocation requirements. The...more
On 16 November 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) released its 2023 Annual Report on Enforcement (FY2023 Report). The FY2023 Report is the 8th annual...more
The use of factual/counterfactual comparisons—that is, estimating the difference between what actually happened and what would have happened absent an event—is a fundamental tool in the economists’ work box in the context of...more
This post is the second in our ongoing series following the NYISO’s compliance with FERC Order No. 2023. In today’s post, we cover the NYISO’s November 3, 2023 partial compliance filing made with FERC, as well as provide an...more
On October 19, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directed the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to submit new or modified Reliability Standards that address the impacts of...more
On October 25, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order1 that extended the deadline for electric transmission providers to comply with its Order No. 2023, “Improvements to Generator...more
Federal regulators have cracked down on the use of texts messages and messaging platforms for business communications, using their broad authority to root out record retention violations, resulting in significant fines and...more
On September 6, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the “Commission”) Order No. 2023, “Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements” (the “Final Rule”), was published in the...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) unanimously issued its highly anticipated Order No. 2023, which requires many reforms to pro forma interconnection agreements and procedures under Open Access...more
On July 28, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued Order No. 2023 requiring all public utility transmission providers to adopt reforms to FERC’s pro forma generator interconnection...more
On 22 May 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued two orders approving stipulation and consent agreements that resolve enforcement investigations by FERC’s Office of Enforcement (FERC Enforcement) of two...more
Environmental Justice (“EJ”) continued to prove a major focus of the Biden administration in 2022. With wide-ranging initiatives across several federal agencies, the administration worked to strengthen enforcement, release...more