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FERC Exempts Certain Demand Response Resources From Buyer-Side Mitigation In NYISO; Bay Questions FERC ‘s Minimum Offer Price Rule Policy Rationale In Concurrence

FERC Exempts Certain Demand Response Resources From Buyer-Side Mitigation In NYISO; Bay Questions FERC’s Minimum Offer Price Rule Policy Rationale In Concurrence On February 3, 2017, FERC partially granted a complaint against the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (“NYISO”) regarding the application of buyer-side market power mitigation rules to demand response resources in NYISO’s … Continue reading FERC Exempts Certain Demand Response Resources From Buyer-Side Mitigation In NYISO; Bay Questions FERC ‘s Minimum Offer Price Rule Policy Rationale In Concurrence →

PJM Reply to FERC Provides Support (with Caveats) for New Storage #NOPR

PJM Reply to FERC Provides Support (with Caveats) for New Storage NOPR An instructive example of the depth of nuances required to successfully roll out policies and detailed regulations from more general initial rulemakings is to be found in the comments provided by PJM Interconnection, LLC, recently with regard to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission … Continue reading PJM Reply to FERC Provides Support (with Caveats) for New Storage #NOPR →

CAISO Urges Flexibility and Coordination to Advance Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations at FERC: California Independent System Operator

CAISO Urges Flexibility and Coordination to Advance Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations at FERC: California Independent System Operator On November 17, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) to remove barriers so that electric storage resources and distributed energy resource aggregations can better participate in the capacity, energy, and … Continue reading CAISO Urges Flexibility and Coordination to Advance Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations at FERC: California Independent System Operator →

CAISO Urges Flexibility and Coordination to Advance Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations at FERC

CAISO Urges Flexibility and Coordination to Advance Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations at FERC ntroduction As previously covered by K&L Gates’ Global Power Law and Policy blog, on November 17, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) to remove barriers so that electric storage resources and distributed energy resource … Continue reading CAISO Urges Flexibility and Coordination to Advance Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations at FERC →

New Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Policy Statement Potentially Expands Revenue Opportunities for Electric Storage Resources

New Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Policy Statement Potentially Expands Revenue Opportunities for Electric Storage Resources On January 19, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued a new policy statement entitled “Utilization of Electric Storage Resources for Multiple Services When Receiving Cost-Based Rate Recovery” (Storage Policy Statement or Policy Statement), which clarifies that … Continue reading New Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Policy Statement Potentially Expands Revenue Opportunities for Electric Storage Resources →

FERC Moderates NYISO Rule Impacting NY-Supported Demand Response

FERC Moderates NYISO Rule Impacting NY-Supported Demand Response As former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Norman Bay walked out the door on Feb. 3, 2017, he and the remaining two commissioners issued a decision that makes it easier for New York State to support certain special demand or distributed resources while such projects also … Continue reading FERC Moderates NYISO Rule Impacting NY-Supported Demand Response →

Federal Judges Hear Arguments Against PJM Market Rules

Federal Judges Hear Arguments Against PJM Market Rules The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments this week on the various challenges to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval of capacity market rules for PJM, the electric grid operator serving 61 million electricity customers in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. PJM’s new rules are … Continue reading Federal Judges Hear Arguments Against PJM Market Rules →

#Morgan_Stanley: US energy storage market could grow to 145 GWh with FERC support

Morgan Stanley: US energy storage market could grow to 145 GWh with FERC support A key question in Morgan Stanley’s analysis is whether or not utilities will be given regulatory approval to deploy storage in the organized power markets that serve two-thirds of the U.S. population. That issue is under review by the Federal Energy … Continue reading #Morgan_Stanley: US energy storage market could grow to 145 GWh with FERC support →

FERC Grants Rehearing in Part on NYISO Order No. 745 Compliance Filing

FERC Grants Rehearing in Part on NYISO Order No. 745 Compliance Filing On January 30, 2017, FERC granted in part a request for rehearing of its May 16, 2013 order, which accepted in part and rejected in part the New York Independent System Operator, Inc.’s (“NYISO”) August 19, 2011 compliance filing implementing Order No. 745. … Continue reading FERC Grants Rehearing in Part on NYISO Order No. 745 Compliance Filing →