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FERC Holds Workshop on Innovations & Efficiencies in Generator Interconnection Process, Seeks Comments

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On September 10 and 11, 2024, FERC staff held a two-day workshop at its headquarters in Washington, DC on opportunities to further refine the generator interconnection queue process. Panelists and FERC staff discussed...more

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Renewable Energy Update 8.29.24

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California will solicit up to 2 GW of long-duration energy storage resources as part of a 10.6 GW centralized procurement for emerging clean energy technologies to be deployed between 2031 and 2037, the California Public...more

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D.C. Circuit Finds That Interconnection Customers are Responsible for Network Upgrade Costs

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On July 19, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) issued an Order denying Tenaska Clear Creek Wind, LLC’s (“Clear Creek”) challenges to FERC’s orders allowing the...more

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U.S. Department of Energy Releases Preliminary List of Potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors

On May 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) released a preliminary list of potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (“NIETCs”), representing another step forward in DOE’s efforts to effectuate...more

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MISO Submits FERC Filing Seeking to Reform Resource Accreditation Requirements

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On March 28, 2024, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (“MISO”) submitted a filing to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) proposing revisions to its Open Access Transmission, Energy and Operating...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

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FERC Interconnection Reform is Full Steam Ahead

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On 21 March 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order No. 2023-A, rehearing and clarifying its landmark generator interconnection reform final rule. Order No. 2023-A largely upheld the...more

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Troutman Pepper Summary of FERC Order No. 2023 on Generator Interconnection Reform

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On July 28, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued Order No. 2023 (Order No. 2023 or Final Rule), which updates the procedures for interconnecting large generating facilities (20MW and above)...more

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Long-overdue reform of U.S. interconnection rules set to boost renewable power

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The existing U.S. interconnection regime is decades old and ill-equipped to bring large amounts of new renewable power on to the grid. Thankfully that looks set to change....more

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FERC Considers Bold Electric Transmission and Interconnection Reforms to Aid Renewables

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR), "Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation and Generator...more

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US FERC Announces New Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission

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On June 17, 2021, the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order (Order) establishing a new Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission (Task Force), calling for nominations for...more

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FERC Explores Barriers To “Hybrid Resources”

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FERC is in the process of gathering information and building a public record on technical and market issues that are prompted by the growing interest in “hybrid resources.” FERC held a technical conference in the summer of...more

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MISO Interconnection Deposit Loophole Closed

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North American development-stage projects interconnecting with Midcontinent Independent System Operator (“MISO”) member utilities may no longer rely on funds deposited for network upgrades being returned if the project...more

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CAISO Clarifies Generator Deliverability Assessment Proposal

In a stakeholder call yesterday, the CAISO discussed the Revised Draft Final Proposal in the Generator Deliverability Assessment stakeholder initiative. During the call, the CAISO addressed outstanding stakeholder questions,...more

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FERC Approves MISO’s Tariff Change Permitting Generators to Voluntarily Share Interconnection Facilities

On August 13, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a request by Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) to modify its Tariff and pro forma Generator Interconnection Agreement (GIA) to...more

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FERC Rejects MISO’s Proposed Restrictions on Joining the Development Queue

Securing interconnection and transmission rights and completing related upgrades is often the longest lead-time item in an electric generator’s development timeline. At the same time, many potential new power plants are being...more

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FERC Issues Proposal to Ease Regulation of Gen-Tie Lines

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FERC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) that would substantially reduce the regulatory burdens placed on energy project developers that construct generator lead lines (gen-tie lines) to interconnect their...more

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FERC Accepts CAISO’s Proposed Generator Interconnection Process Enhancements To Facilitate Project Downsizing

On July 31, 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accepted amendments to the California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO) tariff designed to improve the efficiency and flexibility of the CAISO’s...more

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