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FERC Steps Up Efforts to Support Integration of Energy Storage Technologies Into #Wholesale_Power Markets

FERC Steps Up Efforts to Support Integration of Energy Storage Technologies Into Wholesale Power Markets As momentum builds for wide-scale development and deployment of electric energy storage technologies, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has been taking a fresh look at how it can facilitate the integration of energy storage resources into wholesale electric markets. … Continue reading FERC Steps Up Efforts to Support Integration of Energy Storage Technologies Into #Wholesale_Power Markets

Anxiety common, consensus elusive over power market reforms at first day of FERC conference

Anxiety common, consensus elusive over power market reforms at first day of FERC conference At FERC’s technical conference, stakeholders expressed worries over the long-term viability of the wholesale market model. But the federal agency’s hands are tied until it has a quorum. nxiety was rife and consensus elusive during the first day of the Federal … Continue reading Anxiety common, consensus elusive over power market reforms at first day of FERC conference

And then there was one: Energy watchdog loses another commissioner

And then there was one: Energy watchdog loses another commissioner The federal government’s top energy watchdog will be losing another member in June. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member Colette Honorable, a Democrat appointed by former President Barack Obama, announced Friday that she will step down in June after her term expires. That will leave acting … Continue reading And then there was one: Energy watchdog loses another commissioner

FERC Meeting Talks Limits of Market-Based Solutions for Energy Needs

FERC Meeting Talks Limits of Market-Based Solutions for Energy Needs On Monday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission held a meeting in Washington, D.C. to discuss the impacts of state policies and wholesale energy markets on energy in the northeast. The meeting brought together representatives of various state energy boards and commissions, as well as industry … Continue reading FERC Meeting Talks Limits of Market-Based Solutions for Energy Needs

FERC Prevails Again in Order No. 1000 Appellate Proceedings

FERC Prevails Again in Order No. 1000 Appellate Proceedings On April 19, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) implementation of Order No. 1000 with respect to ISO-New England (ISO-NE). The D.C. Circuit had previously upheld the legality of the order itself in 2014, … Continue reading FERC Prevails Again in Order No. 1000 Appellate Proceedings

D.C. Circuit Again Upholds FERC Order No. 1000

D.C. Circuit Again Upholds FERC Order No. 1000 A three-judge panel for the D.C. Circuit on April 18 unanimously upheld Order No. 1000, denying multiple challenges by New England power firms and state regulators to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) controversial mandate that requires utilities to remove certain “right of first refusal” provisions from … Continue reading D.C. Circuit Again Upholds FERC Order No. 1000

Trump Picks McIntyre, Chatterjee for Federal Energy Agency, Sources Say

Trump Picks McIntyre, Chatterjee for Federal Energy Agency, Sources Say President Donald Trump plans to nominate Jones Day attorney Kevin McIntyre as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, an agency charged with overseeing the nation’s power grid and deciding on multibillion-dollar energy projects, people familiar with the situation said. Trump also plans to name … Continue reading Trump Picks McIntyre, Chatterjee for Federal Energy Agency, Sources Say

FERC Accepts SPP ‘s Tariff Modifications To Implement Multi-Configuration Resources In Integrated Marketplace

FERC Accepts SPP’s Tariff Modifications To Implement Multi-Configuration Resources In Integrated Marketplace On February 3, 2017, FERC accepted Southwest Power Pool, Inc’s. (“SPP”) proposal to modify its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“Tariff”) to permit combined cycle resources to register as Multi-Configuration Resources (“MCR”) in its Integrated Marketplace. FERC accepted the modifications subject to SPP submitting … Continue reading FERC Accepts SPP ‘s Tariff Modifications To Implement Multi-Configuration Resources In Integrated Marketplace