FERC reversed its September order denying a Montana solar hybrid project certification as a qualifying facility because its capacity was too large.

FERC ruled that all fuel cells that use waste heat in an integrated fuel reforming process qualify as cogeneration facilities under PURPA.

FERC rejected challenges to Order 872, which revised how it enforces the PURPA, but the commission granted clarification on several points.

Prompted by a petition from Bloom Energy, FERC proposed to include solid oxide fuel cells as qualifying cogeneration facilities under PURPA.

FERC has sided with the Wabash Valley Power Association in a skirmish with a cooperative member over its distributed generation rules.

FERC broke with precedent in a decision that will hamstring the ability of hybrid resource developers to optimize the output of projects.

The Montana PSC “arbitrarily and unlawfully” reduced solar generators’ payments and contract lengths under PURPA, the Supreme Court ruled.

FERC revised how it enforces PURPA, giving state regulatory commissions more flexibility in how they establish avoided-cost rates for qualifying facilities.

FERC rejected a request by a purported ratepayer group that could have ended net metering for rooftop solar generation.

Thousands of individuals and groups urged FERC to reject a request by a purported ratepayer group to outlaw net metering for rooftop solar generation.