FERC members hint at move to compensate electric grid reliability Members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission are hinting that the independent government agency likely will take some type of action to better value the resilience that certain power plants provide to the electric grid, based on what grid operators report this week. The nation’s … Continue reading FERC members hint at move to compensate electric grid reliability→
PJM pushes plant payment reforms as RTOs file resilience comments at FERC Rejected by FERC at the beginning of January, the DOE’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) would have provided cost recovery to merchant coal and nuclear plants on the grounds that they are essential to system resilience — broadly, the grid’s availability to “bounce … Continue reading PJM pushes plant payment reforms as #RTO s file resilience comments at FERC→
FERC Approves PJM’s Proposal to Reduce Bidding Points for Virtual Transactions On February 20, 2018, FERC approved PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (“PJM”) proposal to, among other things, (1) eliminate biddable points at zone nodes, certain generator nodes, certain aggregate nodes, and individual load zones for Increment Offers (“INCs”) and Decrement Bids (“DECs”) and instead align the … Continue reading FERC Approves PJM ’s Proposal to Reduce Bidding Points for #Virtual_Transactions→
Federal Energy Regulator Rejects Claims Of Natural Gas Pipeline Withholding In New England The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) concluded that there was no evidence of anticompetitive withholding of natural gas pipeline capacity in New England as alleged in a white paper published in August 2017 by the Environmental Defense Fund. In the white paper, … Continue reading Federal Energy Regulator Rejects Claims Of Natural Gas Pipeline Withholding In #New_England→
FERC Energy Storage Rule Creates New Opportunitites For Small, Low-Impact Hydropower Projects OVERVIEW The United States has produced clean, renewable electricity from hydropower for more than 100 years. Today there are approximately 2,500 domestic dams and pumped-storage facilities that provide roughly 100 gigawatts (“GW”) of electricity. In addition, there are more than 80,000 non-powered dams, … Continue reading FERC Energy Storage Rule Creates New Opportunitites For Small, Low-Impact Hydropower Projects→
Consumers deserve a market fix from FERC, PJM PJM’s proposal to compensate generators fairly when their power is needed will help increase energy market efficiency, benefiting both consumers and suppliers. During 20 years of government service, my highest mission was to ensure safe, reliable and affordable energy for my constituents. Over the past few months, … Continue reading Consumers deserve a market fix from FERC , PJM→
PJM board sends competing capacity market reforms to FERC PJM’s decision to send two separate capacity market reforms to FERC reflects divides between the grid operator’s staff, its market participants and most states in its jurisdiction. Both policies aim to adapt the market to state energy mandates and incentives. The worry is resources covered by … Continue reading PJM board sends competing capacity market reforms to FERC→
Major DOE NOPR supporters skip rehearing requests at FERC Coal and nuclear interests strongly supported the DOE’s proposed grid resilience rule, writing in comments to FERC that electric reliability could soon be threatened if federal officials did not take action to support ailing coal and nuclear generators. FERC disagreed, writing in its decision last month … Continue reading Major DOE #NOPR supporters skip rehearing requests at FERC→
Petition Requests FERC Clarify State Treatment of Battery Storage QFs Under PURPA In a December 14, 2017 filing (“Petition”),[i] developers of several battery storage projects in southern Idaho (“Franklin Storage Facilities”) seek a declaratory order and enforcement action from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) against the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (“Idaho PUC”) pursuant to … Continue reading Petition Requests FERC Clarify State Treatment of Battery Storage QFs Under #PURPA→
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