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November 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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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.
NiSource
NiSource Defers Coal Retirement, Blames Probe into Solar Panel Imports
NiSource will postpone retirement of an Indiana coal plant because of the Commerce Dept.'s probe into tariff evasion by Chinese importers of solar components.
Pattern Energy
Humility, State Support Seen as Keys to Transmission Buildout
Expansion of the transmission grid to accommodate decarbonization will require humility from developers and support by states, speakers told an AEE webinar.
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BPA, Tucson Electric Power Enter Western EIM
The Western EIM took on BPA and Tucson Electric Power as new participants, marking the market’s largest single expansion since its founding.
PJM
FERC Tables PJM Rehearing Request of FTR Credit Requirement Proposal
FERC denied PJM’s rehearing request of its rejected FTR credit requirement calculation, but it said it would address the RTO’s arguments in a future order.
House E&C Committee
GOP to Granholm: ‘You’re Anti-Fossil Fuels, Aren’t You?’
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the United States will boost its liquified natural gas exports to 15 billion cubic feet per day by the end of the year.

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