The solar power industry won a victory against paperwork as FERC issued an order exempting residential aggregators from federal filing requirements.

FERC rejected CMS Energy’s plan to boost a 60-MW qualifying facility to 263 MW, saying the change is too large to qualify for recertification under PURPA.

FERC on Monday denied Cloverland Electric Cooperative’s request for relief from its mandatory purchase obligation under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, citing the co-op’s lack of RTO membership as a primary reason.

FERC ruled that a Michigan soybean farm operating two small biomass plants is not excused from a requirement to file as a qualifying facility (QF) under PURPA, but reduced the consequences for its failure to do so.

FERC denied a request by SMECO to rehear a petition asking it to rule that Maryland PSC's community solar program runs afoul of PURPA.

A House of Representatives subcommittee last week heard two alternate realities on the need for Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) reform.

FERC granted East Kentucky Power Cooperative an exemption from being required to purchase power from PURPA qualifying facilities larger than 20 MW.

A microphone picked up Montana PSC Commissioner Bob Lake speaking privately about a recent decision to reduce solar QF's standard contract length.

FERC found that the Montana PSC violated PURPA by requiring that qualifying facilities have PPAs and interconnection agreements with utilities.

FERC approved ISO-NE dispatch rule changes requiring almost 1,100 MW of non-dispatchable generation to purchase equipment.