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FERC Faults PJM for Failing to Execute Designated Entity Agreements, Establishes Hearing on Whether Remedial Actions Warranted

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On July 25, 2024, FERC issued an order granting in part and denying in part a complaint raised by American Municipal Power, Inc., the People’s Counsel for the District of Columbia, and the PJM Industrial Customer Coalition...more

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FERC Dismisses Lackawanna Complaint Against PJM Seeking “Stability Limit”-Related Lost Opportunity Costs

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On May 23, 2024, FERC issued an Order denying Lackawanna Energy Center LLC’s (“Lackawanna”) complaint against PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) alleging that PJM failed to reimburse Lackawanna for lost opportunity costs...more

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FERC Approves Changes to PJM Capacity Accreditation Rules; Rejects Proposed Changes Seeking to Better Reflect Risk in Capacity...

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On January 30, 2024, FERC approved, subject to condition, PJM’s proposal to reform its Reliability Pricing Model, including resource adequacy risk modeling, capacity accreditation, testing requirements for capacity resources,...more

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Sixth Circuit Finds that FERC Overstepped its Authority on Voluntary Remand of PJM Reserve Market Design Changes

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On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“Sixth Circuit”), in Electric Power Supply Association; PJM Power Providers Group v. FERC, held that the former Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory...more

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FERC Rejects Solar Developer’s Request for Waiver of Security Posting Requirements After Using the Wrong Form; FERC Urges Tariff...

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On November 30, 2023, the Commission denied a waiver request and a request for remedial relief from Ridgeview Solar LLC (“Ridgeview Solar”). Ridgeview Solar had sought a waiver or remedial relief from the procedural deadline...more

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Third Circuit Upholds FERC’s Approval of PJM’s Focused MOPR

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On December 1, 2023, the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals (“Third Circuit”) upheld PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (“PJM”) latest minimum offer price rule (the “Focused MOPR”), denying challenges to both the...more

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PJM Files Capacity Market Overhaul for Resource Adequacy and Grid Reliability

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On October 13, 2023, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) submitted two filings with FERC proposing revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“Tariff”) and its “Reliability Assurance Agreement” (“RAA”) designed to...more

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FERC to Convene Forum on PJM Capacity Market

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On April 19, 2023, FERC announced it would hold a forum to discuss the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) capacity market. The Commissioner-led forum is scheduled for Thursday, June 15, 2023. There will be three panels to...more

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FERC Approves PJM Interconnection Process Reforms to Address Backlog

On November 29, 2022, FERC issued an order approving a proposal by PJM to reform its interconnection procedures to enable it to process new interconnection requests more efficiently. The PJM reforms represent one of several...more

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FERC Accepts PJM’s Interconnection Queue Reform

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In a “FERC after dark” order issued late yesterday, November 29, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) largely accepted a comprehensive reform of the PJM interconnection process that applies to both generation and...more

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PJM’s New ‘Focused’ MOPR Goes Into Effect by Operation of Law

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PJM Interconnection Inc.’s (PJM) new “Focused” Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) went into effect on September 29, 2021, by operation of Section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), because the Federal Energy Regulatory...more

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PJM Makes MOPR Compliance Filing and Proposes Timing for Delayed RPM Auction

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Ohio Commission Requests Comment Delay for COVID-19 Emergency On March 18, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C (PJM) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed changes to its Tariff in compliance with FERC’s...more

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Issues to Watch at FERC in 2020

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Several developments may raise the profile of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) in 2020. First, the growing importance of renewable energy generation will raise new issues for FERC. On...more

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Recent Complaints Highlight Continued Friction between State Policy Goals and Federally Regulated Wholesale Power Markets

On June 24, 2016, two complaints were filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission or FERC”) that highlight the continued tension between state policy initiatives and the mandatory centralized capacity...more

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FERC Approves PJM's Capacity Performance Proposal

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On June 9, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its long-anticipated order where it conditionally accepted PJM Interconnection, LLC's proposal (PJM) to restructure its Reliability Pricing Model (RPM)...more

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FERC Issues Order to Show Cause and Notice of Proposed Penalties to Powhatan Energy Fund, LLC and Related Parties

On December 17, 2014, as amended December 18, 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Order to Show Cause and Notice of Proposed Penalty (Show Cause Order)1 directing Houlian (Alan) Chen, HEEP Fund,...more

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Déjà Vu, All Over Again: Seventh Circuit Again Remands PJM’s Cost Allocation Methodology for New, High-Voltage Transmission...

On June 25, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, with Judge Richard A. Posner writing for himself and Judge John Daniel Tinder, granted petitions for review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)...more

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