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July 25, 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. 
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FERC Orders More Refunds from 2020 Western Heat Wave
FERC continued to tell utilities to refund premiums they earned on top of extraordinarily high prices in August 2020 during a heat wave.
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ISO-NE’s Order 2222 Filing Earns FERC Deficiency Letter
Order 2222 filings have been contentious in every region, including New England.
EIA
FERC Denies Rehearing, Clarifies Order 881 on Line Ratings
FERC denied rehearing requests from transmission providers and others on Order 881.
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EBA Panel Hits FERC Pipeline Permitting
The gas industry said FERC's permitting policies could chill development while an environmentalist called the agency's decisions “lazy” during an EBA panel.
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Response to Russian Invasion Undermining Budget Reconciliation Effort, Former Murkowski Aide Says
Bipartisan efforts to craft a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are threatening tax breaks for renewables and storage, a former Senate aide told EBA.
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PJM MOPR Challenge May Set Legal Precedent on FERC Deadlocks
Legal challenges to the PJM MOPR do not just concern the RTO and its capacity market; they could set a precedent for how courts review tie votes at FERC.
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DOE Seeks Input on Tx Loan, ‘Anchor Tenant’ Programs
DOE is seeking comment on how it should implement the “anchor tenant” and revolving loan transmission programs created by the bipartisan infrastructure law.
EDF Renewables
SPP Briefs: Week of May 2, 2022
SPP has filed a request with FERC that the commission take immediate action in a dispute between the RTO and AECI over charges from the February 2021 storm.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
FERC-State Task Force Considers Clustering, ‘Fast Track’ to Clear Queues
FERC and state regulators embraced cluster studies but gave mixed reviews to fast-track processing as potential solutions to clogged interconnection queues.
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Task Force Seeks ‘Right Balance’ in Spreading Tx Upgrade Costs
The second half of the third meeting of FERC and NARUC's Joint Task Force on Electric Transmission focused on cost allocation for network upgrades.

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