MISO Asks FERC to Dismiss IPL Storage Complaint MISO asked FERC to reject Indianapolis Power and Light’s complaint over energy storage rules, calling it disruptive to stakeholder proceedings and the commission’s broad rulemaking. MISO asked the commission to dismiss IPL’s Oct. 21 complaint and let it continue its stakeholder proceedings and “Market Roadmap” process as … Continue reading MISO Asks FERC to Dismiss #IPL Storage Complaint
FERC Okays Investors in 299 MW of Just-Completed Brady Wind Projects in N.D. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Nov. 9 approved a Sept. 27 application from Brady Wind LLC, Brady Wind II LLC and Brady Interconnection LLC related to passive investment in two newly-completed wind projects in North Dakota of NextEra Energy Resources LLC. … Continue reading FERC Okays Investors in 299 MW of Just-Completed Brady Wind Projects in N.D.
How IPL wants FERC to transform MISO energy storage tariffs he utility says current storage rules were intended for flywheels and would degrade batteries too quickly The first energy storage project in the Midcontinent ISO is up and running, but it is not being compensated for the services it is providing in the MISO footprint. … Continue reading How #IPL wants FERC to transform MISO energy storage tariffs
D.C. Circuit Holds That FERC Deadlock is Unreviewable Under FPA, APA On October 25, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) ruled that two Notices issued by the FERC Secretary as the result of a deadlock between the then-four sitting FERC Commissioners over whether to approve or … Continue reading D.C. Circuit Holds That FERC Deadlock is Unreviewable Under FPA, APA
Electricity Storage Resource Issues Coming to the Fore at FERC Electricity storage technologies are playing a big part in the growth of renewable resources and the shape of the grid of the future. For example, batteries are a well-known back-up to renewables when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. But large-scale batteries, … Continue reading Electricity Storage Resource Issues Coming to the Fore at FERC
FERC Rejects CAISO’s “Amendment 60” Report For Retroactive Refunds Explaining Cost Allocation Errors Should Be Corrected Only Prospectively On October 20, 2016, FERC issued an order that, among other things, rejected a refund report filed by the California Independent System Operator Corporation (“CAISO”). In so doing, FERC reiterated its discretionary authority to order refunds as … Continue reading FERC Rejects CAISO ‘s “Amendment 60” Report For Retroactive Refunds Explaining Cost Allocation Errors Should Be Corrected Only Prospectively
FERC Accepts ISO-NE Tariff Changes Intended To Enhance Liquidity In Forward Capacity Market On October 18, 2016, FERC accepted proposed changes to ISO New England Inc’s (“ISO-NE”) Transmission, Markets and Services Tariff (“Tariff”) intended to enhance liquidity in ISO-NE’s Forward Capacity Market (“FCM”). According to ISO-NE’s proposal, the changes – proposed jointly by ISO-NE and … Continue reading FERC Accepts ISO-NE Tariff Changes Intended To Enhance Liquidity In Forward Capacity Market
Indiana utility files with FERC for changes to ‘outdated’ MISO storage tariffs MISO has been reforming its market rules to spur development of energy storage. There has been some success, at least in terms of getting IPL’s Harding Street project up and running. But while the battery is operational, IPL says MISO’s tariffs and business … Continue reading #Indiana utility files with FERC for changes to ‘outdated’ MISO storage tariffs
STATE URGES FEDERAL AGENCY TO IMPOSE COST CAPS ON TRANSMISSION PROJECTS Large energy companies, utilities increasingly look to transmission to drive profits. Without caps, cost overruns can be passed along to customers With new transmission projects boosting what consumers pay for electricity, state regulators and others are pressing for a federal agency to rein in … Continue reading STATE URGES FEDERAL AGENCY TO IMPOSE COST CAPS ON TRANSMISSION PROJECTS
FERC trims MISO transmission returns In its ruling, FERC followed the recommendation of its staff in January. The grid operator’s industrial customers had argued the rates were excessive, and questioned whether or not they synced up to the current economic conditions of their consumers. FERC’s analysis, however, varied from the agency’s standard treatment of ROE … Continue reading FERC trims MISO transmission returns
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