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July 26, 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. 
South Fork Wind
BOEM OKs Construction for 132-MW South Fork OSW Project
BOEM approved the construction and operations plan for the 132-MW South Fork Wind Project off Long Island.
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MISO’s Seasonal Capacity Proposal Opposed at FERC
Several stakeholders condemn MISO’s bid to reconfigure its resource adequacy design into seasonal auctions with availability-based resource accreditations.
TVA
TVA Comes Under Congressional Spotlight
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is questioning the Tennessee Valley Authority over its rates and clean energy goals.
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DOE to Tackle Tx Siting, Financing, Permitting in Better Grid Initiative
DOE announced the launch of the Building a Better Grid Initiative, aimed at building out long-distance, high-voltage transmission lines.
McCarthy Construction
Hearing May Settle Ameren, DOJ Clash over Coal Plant
A federal judge has scheduled a hearing next month to settle a dispute between Ameren and the DOJ over the closure of a St. Louis-area coal plant.
Bureau of Reclamation
Long Permitting, Drought Put US Hydropower at Risk
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agreed that the nation’s hydropower is undervalued in power markets and under-incentivized in federal policymaking.
Cal Fire Shasta-Trinity Unit
Judge Refrains from Adding Time to PG&E Probation
Federal prosecutors said they would not ask for an extension of PG&E's probation time based on California criminal charges.
Google
FERC Denies Motion of Kittell Estate in GreenHat Case
FERC denied a motion from the estate one of the owners of GreenHat Energy for the commission to drop its enforcement action.
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MISO Makes 2nd Plea for Time on ROE Refunds
MISO has made another attempt to coax more time from FERC so it can calculate refunds to transmission customers relating to the commission’s return on equity.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg via Twitter
Build Back Better and Beyond: Insights for the Year Ahead
While the Build Back Better Act was knocked off the front pages by the resurgence of COVID-19, the bill will likely reclaim attention this month.

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