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On August 29, 2025, FERC issued three orders accepting tariff revisions proposed by PacifiCorp and Portland General Electric (“PGE”) to enable both utility’s participation in the California Independent System Operator...more
On September 9, 2025, the D.C. Circuit in Solar Energy Industries Association v. FERC affirmed FERC’s prior decisions in Broadview Solar, holding that a qualifying facility’s capacity under the Public Utility Regulatory...more
On September 4, 2025, the Board of Directors of Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the regional transmission organization (RTO) responsible for much of the central United States, passed Revision Request 696 (RR 696), paving the way...more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on July 24, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on July 17, 2025....more
At its latest open meeting on February 20, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order directing PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) and the PJM Transmission Owners (PJM TOs) to demonstrate why the PJM...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 denied Great Basin Transmission, LLC’s (“Great Basin”) request for two transmission incentives for Great Basin’s Southwest Intertie Project-North Transmission Line and associated upgrades to Great...more
In a February 7, 2025 decision in Simon v. Sunoco Pipeline LP, No. 2015-3302 (Wash. Cty. February 7, 2025), the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County, Pennsylvania concluded that Sunoco Pipeline LP and Sunoco Logistics...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 February 20, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more
In recent months, PJM Interconnection has been at the center of concern and conflict over market planning strategies intended to address the changing landscape of generation and transmission through the country, particularly...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 January 16, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on December 19, 2024, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on December 12, 2024....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
On September 6, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued an order finding that the presence of a non-independent director, i.e., one who is affiliated with an investor, on the board of...more
The summaries below are based on publicly available information in the dockets listed on the FERC agenda at the time of publication. For ease of reference, a link to each lead docket on the meeting agenda has been included....more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on November 21, 2024, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on November 14, 2024....more
On October 17, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 904, Compensation for Reactive Power Within the Standard Power Factor Range, 188 FERC ¶ 61,034 (2024) (Final Rule). With this Final Rule,...more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on October 17, 2024, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on October 10, 2024. In this issue… -Electric...more
The summaries below are based on publicly available information in the dockets listed on the FERC agenda at the time of publication. For ease of reference, a link to each lead docket on the meeting agenda has been...more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on September 19, 2024, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on September 12, 2024. ...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 July 25th, at 11:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly available...more
Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly open meeting to be held on July 25, 2024, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on July 18, 2024. In this issue…...more
On May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 1920, its long‑awaited transmission planning and cost allocation final rule (Transmission Order) regarding proposed reforms to the regional...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 27th, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly available...more