FERC Conditionally Accepts SPP Tariff Revisions to Implement Contingency and Regulation Reserve Demand Curves On November 9, 2017, FERC issued an order conditionally accepting proposed revisions to Attachment AE of the Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (“SPP”) Open Access Transmission Tariff (“Tariff”). SPP’s proposed Tariff revisions modify SPP’s so-called “scarcity pricing” methodology in response to FERC … Continue reading FERC Conditionally Accepts SPP Tariff Revisions to Implement Contingency and Regulation Reserve Demand Curves→
US Energy Industry Associations Urge FERC To Reject DOE Proposal To Subsidize Coal & Nuclear A diverse group of a dozen US energy industry associations which represent oil, natural gas, wind, solar, efficiency, and other technologies, have come together to urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the Department of Energy’s proposal to subsidize … Continue reading US Energy Industry Associations Urge FERC To Reject DOE Proposal To Subsidize Coal & Nuclear→
PJM Asks of FERC: Abandon Basic Economic Principles In its recent comments at FERC on the DOE proposal, PJM floated an idea that would inflate electricity market prices, particularly for large, inflexible, coal and nuclear power plants at times when they are least needed but can’t turn down their output. If PJM has its way, … Continue reading PJM Asks of FERC: Abandon Basic Economic Principles→
FERC Approves CAISO Proposal on Generating Unit Black Start Capabilities On October 20, 2017, FERC approved the California Independent System Operator Corporation’s (“CAISO”) proposal to revise tariff language as it relates to the procurement and cost allocation of black start capability. Under the proposed changes, black start capability will be redefined as a reliability service … Continue reading FERC Approves CAISO Proposal on Generating Unit #Black_Start Capabilities→
FERC Clarifies Impacts from Lost Capacity Market Rights in NYISO On October 25, 2017, FERC issued an order explaining the market consequences when a resource loses certain participation rights in the New York Intendent System Operator, Inc. (“NYISO”) Installed Capacity (“ICAP”) market. The order on clarification, which was requested by NRG Power Marketing LLC and … Continue reading FERC Clarifies Impacts from Lost Capacity Market Rights in NYISO→
Initial Comments on DOE’s Proposed Grid Resiliency Rule Raise Issues and Draw Battle Lines Before FERC The “Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule” submitted in late September by the Secretary of Energy for consideration by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)[1] has attracted the proverbial avalanche of initial comments from a broad spectrum of interests, including former … Continue reading Initial Comments on DOE ’s Proposed Grid Resiliency Rule Raise Issues and Draw Battle Lines Before FERC→
FERC Directs SPP to Change Eligibility for Certain Transmission Rights On October 19, 2017, FERC ordered Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (“SPP”) to revise its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”) to provide that network customers with service subject to redispatch can only obtain Auction Revenue Rights (“ARRs”) and Long-Term Congestion Rights (“LTCRs”) for those times and … Continue reading FERC Directs SPP to Change Eligibility for Certain Transmission Rights→
U.S. Energy Regulator Says Coal More Reliable Than Natural Gas The regulator charged with implementing Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s plan to keep coal plants online has something in common with the former Texas governor: Both men believe that coal and nuclear power are more reliable than other energy sources. Coal and nuclear “are firm, non-interruptible … Continue reading U.S. Energy Regulator Says Coal More Reliable Than Natural Gas→
FERC Releases Final Report on Review of Agency Actions On October 25, 2017, FERC released a final report regarding whether its policies materially burden the development and use of domestic energy resources (“Final Report”). While FERC concluded that most agency actions are not materially burdensome or are necessary to administer its statutory mandates, FERC recommended … Continue reading FERC Releases Final Report on Review of Agency Actions→
FERC proposes new cyber controls for power grid The federal entity responsible for regulating the energy sector on Thursday proposed new rules to enhance the cybersecurity of the U.S. electric grid, including those aimed at addressing risks posed by malware. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) outlined new proposed security management controls for operators of … Continue reading FERC proposes new cyber controls for power grid→
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