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Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 10.17.24

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a proposal from the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) to reform its generator interconnection process, including a provision that critics say gives...more

Stoel Rives LLP

CAISO Interconnection Process Enhancements Face FERC Protest

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CAISO’s Interconnection Process Enhancements proposal faces protest at FERC from independent power producers, clean energy organizations, and renewable energy developers.  Challengers claim that CAISO’s scoring criteria...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 8.19.24

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Analyst Wood Mackenzie expects the U.S. community solar sector to add 7.3 GW of new capacity by 2029, which would push the total cumulative installed community solar capacity to above 14 GW, according to a recent report...more

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The CAISO Maps Out Transmission Additions Needed to Connect 165 GW of New Resources by 2045

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The second 20-Year Transmission Outlook (2024 Outlook), a planning exercise issued by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) on July 31, identifies the transmission upgrades and additions needed to connect a...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 6.06.24

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California’s utilities regulator on May 30 adopted new rules for community solar projects, despite warnings from clean energy advocates that the move will undercut efforts to expand solar power options for lower-income...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 6.03.24

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The California Independent System Operator’s board on May 23 approved a $6.1 billion, 10-year transmission plan that includes projects to deliver offshore wind to customers. Transmission projects to access clean energy...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 5.23.24

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U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman, who represents California’s north coast, has sent a letter to federal regulators asking that they “urgently place” a senior official in the state to respond to tribal needs as wind power is developed...more

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CAISO Releases Addendum to Interconnection Process Enhancements Final Proposal Ahead of Board of Governors Meeting

On Thursday, May 9, 2024, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) issued an addendum to its Interconnection Process Enhancements (IPE) Track 2 Final Proposal, and issued a revised version of that addendum on May...more

Troutman Pepper

FERC Accepts CAISO’s Request to Raise Soft Cap Offer

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On April 25, 2024, FERC approved the California Independent System Operator Corporation’s (“CAISO”) request to increase its capacity procurement mechanism (“CPM”) soft cap offer from $6.31/kW-month to $7.32, which will become...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FERC Boosts Opportunities for Transmission Development with Approval of CAISO Subscriber Participating Transmission Owner Model

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently approved an innovative new method to help unlock merchant transmission development in the Western United States. The new subscriber participating transmission owner...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Energy Law: Month in Review - April 2024

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

Stakeholders Express Concern That CAISO’s Interconnection Scoring Criteria May Prioritize Load-Serving Entity Selection

The California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) recently issued Interconnection Process Enhancements (IPE) final proposal provides heightened requirements to complete an interconnection request and relies on scoring...more

Stoel Rives - Renewable + Law

CAISO Releases Interconnection Process Enhancements Final Proposal

On March 29, 2024, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) released the Track 2 final proposal for its Interconnection Process Enhancements (IPE) initiative. The proposed changes in the IPE proposal aim to address...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 4.08.24

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The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is proposing $6.1 billion in transmission projects, primarily to help deliver offshore wind to customers, according to a draft transmission plan released on April 1....more

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CAISO Releases Ambitious 2023-2024 Transmission Plan To Address State’s Climate Goals

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California Independent System Operator (CAISO) released its draft 2023-2024 Transmission Plan (the 2023-2024 Plan) on April 1, 2024. As expected, the 2023-2024 Plan incorporates projections for significant new generation of...more

Downey Brand LLP

CAISO Proposes Transmission Links to North Coast Offshore Wind Resources

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In its 2023–2024 Draft Transmission Plan (Draft Plan) released on April 1, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) proposed the development of 26 transmission projects with an estimated cost of $6.1 billion. The...more

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FERC Proposes Rule to Prohibit Reactive Power Compensation for Generators

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On March 21, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in Docket No. RM22-2 that proposes to prohibit transmission providers from allowing generating...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 2.15.24

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The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) last Thursday asked federal regulators for permission to cancel its annual interconnection study process for any interconnection requests submitted this year so it can deal...more

Troutman Pepper

FERC Conditionally Approves CAISO Market Expansion

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On December 20, 2023, FERC approved the California Independent System Operator Corporation’s (“CAISO”) proposal to establish the Extended Day Ahead Market (“EDAM”), which allows external Balancing Authority Areas (“BAAs”) to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Will AB 50 and SB 410 Actually Result in Faster Electric Service for Data Centers (and Everything Else) in California?

California is in a rush to electrify everything. The rapid conversion of appliances such as furnaces, water heaters, ovens, and dryers from natural gas to electricity and the proliferation of electric vehicles (EVs) –...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Electric Storage Resource Growth and Deployment: A Tale of Two Markets

In recent years, the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (“ERCOT”) have experienced rapid growth and deployment of utility-scale and distributed electric storage...more

Troutman Pepper

FERC Approves CAISO Revisions to Wheeling Through Priority Tariff Provisions, Amending ATC Calculations to Account for...

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On October 30, 2023, FERC accepted the California Independent System Operator Corporation’s (“CAISO”) revisions to its wheeling tariff provisions. The revised provisions allow external load serving entities to obtain, in...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 11.02.23

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President Joe Biden announced Monday a $1.3 billion federal investment to build three new interstate power lines in an effort to upgrade the nation’s outdated electric grid and transition to clean energy....more

Bracewell LLP

New California Offshore Wind Legislation Addresses Procurement and Permitting

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The offshore wind industry now has California’s answer to a pressing concern—how might the state procure this generation resource? California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a suite of bills that create a mechanism for...more

Allen Matkins

Renewable Energy Update 10.06.23

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The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) is the strongest market in the U.S. when it comes to using energy storage for renewable integration, grid optimization, and electrification and decentralization, with a 43.7...more

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