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On July 15, 2025, FERC initiated an investigation, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (“FPA”), to assess whether the Western Electricity Coordinating Council’s (“WECC”) soft price cap on spot market energy sales...more
The purpose of this whitepaper is to provide an overview of U.S. electricity regulation, including the different market structures in the industry, how those markets are regulated, and the primary agencies responsible for...more
“Energy security,” the principle that when you flip a light switch the lights will turn on, is something that most Americans take for granted. But the mechanics behind it incorporate both century-old transmission towers and...more
On May 15, 2025, the FERC’s Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, in coordination with the Office of Electric Reliability, released their 2025 Summer Energy Market and Electric Reliability Assessment, highlighting key...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 May 15, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly available...more
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) outlined forthcoming activities to identify and address the potential impacts to reliability as a result of the rapid expansion of data centers and other large...more
On April 10, 2025, FERC addressed arguments on rehearing that clarified, but did not modify the outcome of, a November 1, 2024, order (“Rejection Order”) rejecting PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (“PJM”) proposal to increase...more
On March 27, 2025, FERC approved Southwest Power Pool, Inc.’s (SPP) tariff revisions to remove the opportunity for resources that self-commit during the Reliability Unit Commitment Process (RUC) to avoid contributing to RUC...more
On March 31, 2025, FERC signaled that it will rule on ISO New England’s proposed interconnection reforms this week—on or before Friday, April 4. In May 2024, ISO New England filed proposed tariff revisions at FERC in...more
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
Electric utilities across the country are forecasting higher than normal power demands in their service territories, driven in large part by the power needs of data centers. The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued an order (Co-location Order) finding that the treatment of load that co-locates behind generating facilities’ points of interconnection with the grid in the PJM...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
On December 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit heard oral arguments in Transource Pennsylvania LLC v. Steven M. Defrank, et.al. The case presents the question of potential tension between FERC’s...more
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
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently signaled potential wide-reaching reforms to regional electric transmission planning, cost allocation, and generator interconnection processes. Nearing the tenth anniversary of...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) proposed on September 19th what it describes as a modernization of its regulations governing small power producers and co-generators under the Public Utility Regulatory...more
Verrill Dana’s Utilities Group has released the second edition of Maine Regulation of Public Utilities, the only treatise on the subject of public utility regulation in Maine. “This new edition reflects most of the...more
On September 29, 2017, the Secretary of Energy submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a notice of proposed rulemaking to support electric grid resiliency. The notice states that changes to wholesale market...more
The new year has brought U.S. electricity markets participants an overhauled regulatory regime for market-based rates under section 205 of the Federal Power Act. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or...more