NERC’s Standards Committee moved forward on several standards projects, including ones on planning for extreme temperatures and providing information on DERs.

FERC again ruled that the issues raised by environmental organizations about the FCA fall outside the scope of the proceeding.

FERC asked NYISO to provide additional detail on its proposed tariff revisions for integrating DER aggregations into its markets, including a rationale for its 10-kW minimum.

After rehearing arguments raised by several SPP members, FERC unanimously reversed an October decision that established a process for SPP to allocate “byway” transmission projects on a case-by-case basis.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals remanded FERC’s approval of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market back to the commission for additional proceedings.

NERC's Finance and Audit Committee approved a plan to fund the interregional transfer study that Congress ordered in June.

NYISO has identified a software issue that potentially constitutes a market problem and says it will confidentially investigate the impact.

NAESB is wrapping up a process to develop recommendations to improve coordination between the natural gas and electric industries, which needs to be improved after it contributed to recent cold weather reliability events.

NYISO defended its call for a 10-kW minimum for DERs participating in aggregations, which regulators and clean energy groups protested in FERC filings.  

FERC approved an $11 million fine for BP America that closes an investigation into natural gas price manipulation dating back to Hurricane Ike in 2008.