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Massachusetts to Support Offshore Wind Industry Development, Additional Offshore Wind Projects, Transmission, and Energy Storage
Womble Bond Dickinson on 1/14/2022
On January 12, 2022, The Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, & Energy reported H. 3310, An Act advancing offshore wind and clean energy. Although the bill focuses on development of...more
California ISO Issues Straw Proposal in Interconnection Process Enhancements Stakeholder Proceeding
Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law on 12/16/2021
On December 6, 2021, the California ISO issued an issue paper and straw proposal ("Straw Proposal") for its Interconnection Process Enhancements stakeholder proceeding. The California ISO initiated this stakeholder proceeding...more
FERC Approves Changes to CAISO Interconnection Procedures; Next Queue Cluster Application Window Not Scheduled to Open Until 2023
Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law on 10/5/2021
On September 24, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order (176 FERC ¶ 61,207) approving tariff revisions to amend the California ISO's (CAISO) interconnection procedures for its current queue cluster...more
California ISO Survives the Summer with No Blackouts; Battery Energy Storage Beginning to Play Larger Role
Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law on 9/29/2021
The California ISO held its final Summer 2021 Readiness Update call on September 24. As reported on the call, the California ISO managed to get through summer 2021 without any load-shedding events, in contrast to last...more
FERC Grants Limited Waiver to the CAISO to Immediately Interconnect Gas Turbines
In the wake of Governor Newsom's July 30, 2021 Emergency Proclamation intended to mitigate the strain on the California energy grid, the California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) and the California Energy Commission...more
California ISO Holds Summer Readiness Update Call for August
Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law on 9/2/2021
On August 31, 2021, the California ISO held its August Summer Readiness Update Call. During the month of August, the California ISO grid faired well, as temperatures were more mild, and any hot weather was localized, rather...more
New Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Rules on Market-Based Rates Coming Soon
Holland & Knight LLP on 7/1/2021
Starting this fall, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will implement new rules affecting wholesale electricity sellers that have obtained (or will obtain) market-based rate (MBR) authority from the Commission....more
FERC Issues Order No. 2222-B, Setting Demand Response Opt-Out for Further Consideration
On June 17, 2021, FERC set aside its previous decision in Order No. 2222-A that allowed state regulatory authorities to prohibit demand response resources from participating in distributed energy resource ("DER") aggregations...more
ISO 27001 – What Your Marketing Team Needs to Know About Scope
CompliancePoint on 6/24/2021
You just heard from executives that your organization is ISO 27001 compliant! That's fantastic! You're a part of an elite group of companies that have gotten ISO certified like Google, Microsoft, Cisco Systems and Verizon....more
FERC Issues White Paper On "Hybrid Resources" Seeking Comments
On May 26, 2021, the Staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued a "Hybrid Resources White Paper" ("White Paper") in what may be a first step by Chairman Richard Glick toward policy initiatives to...more
FERC Issues Policy Statement on Carbon Pricing in Organized Wholesale Electric Markets
On April 15, 2021, FERC issued a long-awaited policy statement providing guidance on incorporating state-determined carbon pricing into organized markets operated by Regional Transmission Organizations ("RTOs") and...more
FERC Proposes Reforms to RTO Participation Incentive in Supplemental NOPR
On April 15, 2021, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NOPR") to supplement the March 2020 NOPR regarding its electric transmission incentive policy under Federal Power Act ("FPA") section 219 (see March 23, 2020...more
Full Speed Ahead: FERC Reaffirms Distributed Resource Entry into Regional Energy Markets
Holland & Knight LLP on 3/26/2021
On March 18, 2021, in Order 2222-A, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) largely reaffirmed its seminal Order 2222, which dramatically relaxed barriers to aggregated distributed energy resource (DER) participation...more
FERC Refines DER Wholesale Market Participation Rules
Bracewell LLP on 3/26/2021
On March 18, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued an order on rehearing of its landmark final rule, Order No. 2222, pertaining to the participation of distributed energy resources ("DER") through an...more
FERC Promotes Greater Participation of Distributed Energy Resources and Demand Response in Energy Markets
Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes on 3/24/2021
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) announced during its March 18 open meeting two recent actions to promote greater use of distributed energy resources and demand response. ...more
FERC Explores Barriers To "Hybrid Resources"
Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/23/2021
FERC is in the process of gathering information and building a public record on technical and market issues that are prompted by the growing interest in "hybrid resources." FERC held a technical conference in the summer of...more
Upcoming FERC Workshops and Technical Conferences
FERC is hosting a number of workshops and technical conferences over the next several months. These include the Resource Adequacy technical conference; Listening Tour for the Office of Public Participation; workshop on...more
House Introduces CLEAN Future Act – A Comprehensive Bill to Achieve A Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Economy by 2050
On March 2, 2021, members of the United States House of Representatives introduced H.R.1512, the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's Future Act ("CLEAN Future Act"). The CLEAN Future Act, aims to...more
MISO Interconnection Deposit Loophole Closed
Mayer Brown - Tax Equity Times on 3/9/2021
North American development-stage projects interconnecting with Midcontinent Independent System Operator ("MISO") member utilities may no longer rely on funds deposited for network upgrades being returned if the project...more
FERC Ends Resiliency Inquiries, Signals Future Action
FERC issued a pair of orders terminating, or upholding the termination of, proceedings designed to evaluate the resiliency of the electric grid on February 18. Both proceedings arose from the US Department of Energy's (DOE's)...more
FERC Sets Aside Prior Order on NYISO Buyer-Side Mitigation Rules
FERC has issued an order setting aside in part its prior order on New York Independent System Operator, Inc.'s (NYISO's) buyer-side market power mitigation rules by reversing its decision not to exempt payments received under...more
FERC Directs RTOs and ISOs to File Reports on Hybrid Resources
On January 19, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or "Commission") issued an order directing each Regional Transmission Organization ("RTO") and Independent System Operator ("ISO") to submit information...more
FERC Begins Inquiry on Hybrid Resource Participation in Wholesale Markets
Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes on 2/1/2021
During its January open meeting, FERC issued an order directing independent system operators (ISOs) and regional transmission organizations (RTOs) to submit informational reports regarding co-located generation resources. ...more
FERC Directs Informational Reports on Hybrid Resources from RTOs and ISOs Following Technical Conference
On January 19, 2021, FERC directed Regional Transmission Organizations ("RTOs") and Independent System Operators ("ISOs") to submit informational reports regarding four hybrid resources issues: (1) terminology; (2)...more
ACC Launches Data Steward Program: An Approach To Assessing Law Firm Data Security
Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/22/2021
On December 8th, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), which represents over 45,000 in-house counsel across 85 countries, announced the launch of its Data Steward Program (DSP) to help organizations and their law firms...more
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