MISO is off the hook as far as having to conduct annual cost-benefit analyses for its major transmission projects, FERC has ruled.

FERC issued an order that J.P. Morgan Investment Management qualified as an affiliate of Mankato Companies and IIF US Holding 2, through which it is tied to other firms including El Paso Electric.

FERC sided with Brookfield Renewable in the company’s complaint against the RTO. The IEP is intended to compensate resources for storing extra fuel.

 

FERC agreed that PJM could recover a $140,000 penalty for violating NERC reliability standards from ratepayers.

FERC and NERC called for completing winterization standards and strengthening natural gas infrastructure in response to widespread outages last Christmas.  

The RTSC approved a whitepaper looking into the effects of distributed energy resources and their aggregations on the bulk power system.

The BIG WIRES Act would require FERC to set minimum transfer capabilities between regions to better connect the grid in order to promote reliability and ship cheap power around the country.

A report from Moody's Investors Service asserted that, despite a need for transmission investment, regulatory bottlenecking is causing significant delay for utilities.

NERC is seeking comment on proposed changes to its Rules of Procedure intended to promote the registration of inverter-based resources.