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October 8, 2024

Public Policy

MISO, SPP
DOE Opens Applications for $6B in Grid Funding
DOE invited applications for $6 billion in funding to improve the grid, part of the largest federal investment ever in transmission and distribution.
Klamath River Renewal Corporation
Klamath Dams Set for Removal After FERC OKs Delicensing
FERC approved the Lower Klamath Project's license surrender, setting the stage for the largest dam removal and salmon restoration effort in U.S. history.
FERC
FERC Enforcement Continues to Ramp up Activity
FERC approved 11 settlements that resulted in market participants paying a total of about $57.52 million in penalties and disgorgements for alleged violations.
Senate ENR Committee
Former NRG CEO Faces Tough Questions at Senate ENR Hearing
Three nominees for top posts at the DOE faced pointed questions from Senators known for protecting fossil fuel sector interests.
NERC
NERC Warns Winter Margins Tight in Multiple Regions
NERC staff called the Winter Reliability Assessment a “serious warning” that highlighted the possibility of “bigger problems” compared to last winter.
South Fork Wind
NY OSW Proposal Advances After Revisions
Sunrise Wind cleared a significant regulatory hurdle after the New York PSC approved a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need.
Freeport LNG Development
Public Citizen: Natural Gas Exports Driving up US Gas, Power Prices
A surge in U.S. LNG exports is driving up domestic natural gas prices and contributing to uncertainty about the reliability of the grid as winter begins.
NJ BPU
Impact of NJ’s Storage Plan on Overburdened Communities Questioned
New Jersey’s BPU needs to enhance and sharply target its Storage Incentive Program if the agency wants to stimulate development in overburdened communities.
Pattern Energy
SunZia Transmission OK’d by Ariz. Regulators
Arizona regulators granted a key approval to the SunZia Transmission project, which would deliver wind energy from central New Mexico into Arizona.
CARB
Calif. Proposes World’s ‘Most Ambitious’ Climate Goals
California regulators released an updated net zero proposal that Gov. Gavin Newsom says will unleash an "economic transformation" in the state.

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