Electricity Markets: A Regional Perspective
Regulatory developments include FERC’s actions on electric storage resources participating in the wholesale markets, co-location of large electric loads, qualifying facility eligibility, and reliability rules for...more
Small modular reactors (SMRs) can be collocated with high demand customers such as data centers and large manufacturing and chemical facilities to provide electric energy and capacity to them directly. Behind-the-meter...more
On October 17, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued Order No. 904, finding on a generic basis that allowing transmission providers to charge customers for a generating facility’s provision of...more
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has released its annual report on enforcement for fiscal year 2023. As in fiscal year 2022, FERC’s Office of Enforcement (OE) focused on matters involving fraud...more
On October 19, 2023, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (“NOPR”) proposing various changes to its Electric Quarterly Report (“EQR”) filing requirements. According to FERC, the proposed changes are designed to update...more
As the U.S. electricity sector continues to evolve, so too do regional electricity markets across the country. In this video, Troutman Pepper Partners Adrienne Thompson and Chris Jones provide a thorough overview of these...more
On March 1, 2023, FERC partially approved ISO New England’s (“ISO-NE”) proposed tariff revisions in compliance with Order No. 2222, which removed barriers to the participation of distributed energy resource (“DER”)...more
Regulatory developments include FERC’s orders on electric storage resources participating in the wholesale markets, qualifying facility eligibility, and reliability rules for inverter-based resources....more
On July 28, 2022, FERC issued a show cause order indicating that several regional transmission organization (“RTO”) and independent system operator (“ISO”) tariffs appear to be unjust and unreasonable because they lack...more
To address changing system needs, FERC ordered each Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System Operator (collectively, RTO/ISO) to submit information to the Commission regarding changes to wholesale markets...more
In September of 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued Order No. 2222, requiring Regional Transmission Organizations (“RTOs”) and Independent System Operators (“ISOs”) to adopt rules...more
The K&L Gates Power practice is pleased to present the latest edition of the Energy Storage Handbook. This handbook is an annually updated primer on what energy storage is, how it is regulated by U.S. federal and state...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) took steps in a recent Order and Policy Statement to improve collaboration with states on electric transmission development and to promote use of alternative models for project...more
On April 15, 2021, FERC issued a long-awaited policy statement providing guidance on incorporating state-determined carbon pricing into organized markets operated by Regional Transmission Organizations (“RTOs”) and...more
On January 19, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directed the nation’s six Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators (RTOs/ISOs) to submit reports on the integration of “hybrid”...more
As a courtesy to our clients and friends, the K&L Gates Power practice has updated the Energy Storage Handbook. This Energy Storage Handbook is designed to be a basic primer on what energy storage is, how federal and state...more
On September 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued Order No. 2222 (the “Order”) to allow for the greater participation of distributed energy resource (“DER”) aggregations in organized wholesale...more
On September 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) made it possible through aggregation for small solar, bio-mass, wind, storage, demand response and other distributed energy resources to bid competitively...more
On September 17, 2020, FERC issued a final rule (“Order No. 2222”) amending its regulations to require Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators (“RTO/ISO”) to revise their tariffs to facilitate the...more
On Sept. 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Order No. 2222 and forged a new path forward for the nation's wholesale energy markets, which will soon welcome participation from distributed energy...more
Wholesale electricity sellers that are not government owned are subject to regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Obtaining FERC approval to sell wholesale electricity at “market-based rates” (which is nearly...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued an Order on Rehearing and Clarification in the May 23rd Federal Register. See 84 Fed. Reg. 23902. The Order addresses Petitions for Rehearing and Clarification...more
The power practice has updated the popular resource, the Energy Storage Handbook. This Energy Storage Handbook (Handbook) is designed to be a basic primer on what energy storage is, how it is regulated by federal and state...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
Energy efficiency resource advocates recently petitioned FERC to block an attempt by the ISO New England to reduce the compensation paid for energy efficiency in its Forward Capacity Auctions....more