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September 9, 2024

FERC & Federal

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities. 
NEPOOL
NEPOOL Files Press Ban with FERC
The New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) filed a proposal with FERC Monday to codify its unwritten ban on press attendance at stakeholder meetings.
PJM
PJM Reeling from Major FTR Default
PJM staff are still working on how to respond to GreenHat Energy’s default in the financial transmission rights market.
Tetra Tech
Salem Harbor Operator Seeks Dismissal of ‘False Offer’ Case
Footprint Power asked FERC to dismiss allegations that it misled ISO-NE with supply offers for Salem Harbor it could not meet because of insufficient fuel.
Rocky Mountain Institute
Corporate Buyers Ink Record 3.5 GW in Renewables
Nonutility buyers have contracted for more than 3.5 GW of renewable energy in 2018, the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Business Renewables Center reported.
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PJM Stakeholders Search for Capacity Rules FERC Will OK
FERC wants PJM’s capacity rules to be resolved by Jan. 4 and has dispatched staff to help the RTO and its stakeholders adhere to that timeline.
Dominion
DC Circuit Rejects PJM Tx Cost Allocation Rule
PJM and FERC must reconsider how they allocate the costs of high-voltage transmission projects developed to satisfy individual utilities’ planning criteria.
Michigan Technological University
DC Circuit Upholds Surcharges for Presque Isle SSR
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the cost allocation for the Presque Isle system support resource agreements to Michigan Upper Peninsula consumers.
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Annual FERC Reliability Conference Takes on Resilience
Cheryl LaFleur, who has been attending the FERC reliability technical conference since her appointment, always opens the meeting by citing something special about each year’s gathering.
Overheard at Infocast’s SPP and MISO Markets Summit
Infocast’s first SPP and MISO Markets Summit attracted participants and industry representatives from the RTOs’ footprints for panel discussions.
Enviros, Industrials Challenge DOE Study on LNG Exports
Environmentalists and industrial consumers challenged a DOE-funded study that concludes U.S. economic growth would be boosted by unlimited LNG exports.

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