Expect big expansion in the use of clean hydrogen energy—that has been a periodic mantra in the climate change press for years. While commercial scale development continues to face serious technical and cost barriers, there...more
The "new normal" we currently find ourselves in has brought a number of changes to business as usual in the world of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). One notable, drastic change is that FERC hearings are now...more
In a forceful rejection of several legal challenges, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion on July 10, 2020, upholding FERC's Order No. 841, which directed wholesale market operators to establish market...more
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) electric regulation has traditionally put resources into defined categories (generation, transmission, distribution), but energy storage devices defy easy categorization. They can...more
On December 19 , 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a highly anticipated order revising the capacity market run by PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM), the grid operator that administers the wholesale...more
Modernization of regulations implementing the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) has long been a high priority for FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee. ...more
Recent power outages related to wildfires and other weather-related events suggest that a battery storage system might be a sensible addition when installing a solar photovoltaic system. The cost of battery storage is...more
Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCO) has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval to recover in wholesale rates the remaining rate base of its Presque Isle Power Plant, a 359 MW coal-fired...more
Alternative Transmission Inc. (ATI) recently asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to assert jurisdiction over the transfer of electric energy from one state to another that does not involve the use of...more
Several weeks ago, we reported on a new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking comments on whether its existing return on equity (ROE) policy should be revamped. ...more
Although primarily focused on the electric transmission industry, a recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Notice of Inquiry (NOI) announced reconsideration of how the agency determines returns on equity (ROE) and...more
On March 21, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued Notices of Inquiry regarding (1) its method for determining the return on equity for rates charged by public utilities (and whether such ROEs should also be...more
On February 26, 2019, Administrative Law Judge Stevens of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposed decision (Proposed Decision) ruling on the applications for programs and investments in energy...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ruled that if any party purchasing electricity pursuant to a FERC-jurisdictional wholesale power agreement proposes to reject that contract as part of a reorganization under the...more
As the costs of residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems fall and installations rise, developers and investors face new regulatory hurdles. Registration as a qualifying facility (QF) under the Public Utility Regulatory...more