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July 22, 2024

Mark Christie

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FERC Considers Interregional Transfer Requirements
In a workshop, FERC commissioners and stakeholders debated the pros and cons of requiring minimum transfer capability between regions to promote reliability.
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Federal-State Task Force on Tx Debates Deeper Project Reviews
The Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission convened during NARUC’s meeting to talk local project review and best practices on cost management.
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FERC Approves SPP Cost-allocation Waiver Plan
FERC accepted an SPP tariff request to establish an alternative process allowing entities to apply for waivers to the transmission cost-allocation process.
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Full Requirements Customers Win Right to Use Own Storage
FERC ruled that three municipal power providers would not violate their full requirements power contracts by installing battery storage.
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FERC Tech Conference Highlights Regulatory Gaps on Transmission Oversight
FERC's technical conference highlighted gaps between the commission, state regulators and RTOs in their oversight of transmission planning.
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FERC Commissioners Opine on Western RTO
Commissioners Mark Christie and James Danly addressed the pros and cons of the West’s pursuit of greater market coordination at the fall CREPC-WIRAB meeting.
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FERC Seeking Solutions for New England Winter Reliability
FERC’s members discussed New England's winter fuel security problems and once again highlighted the commission's philosophical divide along party lines.
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FERC Reluctantly Proposes Cybersecurity Incentives
FERC reluctantly proposed a 200-basis point incentive for utilities that make voluntary cybersecurity investments, an initiative directed by Congress.
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States Back FERC Interregional Transfer Requirement
State regulators say minimum requirements on interregional transfer capacity could produce cross border transmission where Order 1000 failed.
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MARC Annual Meeting Highlights Transmission Needs
The first meeting of the Mid-America Regulatory Conference in two years focused on transmission needs that are necessary for a fast-changing energy landscape.

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