News & Analysis as of

Power Grid Wholesale Federal Power Act

Balch & Bingham LLP

Beyond Chevron: The Future Of FERC’s Authority In A Post-Deference Era

Balch & Bingham LLP on

On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court overruled Chevron in Loper-Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, fundamentally altering the judicial approach to agency interpretations of the law, particularly when assessing an agency’s scope...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FERC Rejects Electric Generators’ Request to Adopt Centralized Capacity Market in California

In June 2018, CXA La Paloma, LLC (“La Paloma”) filed a complaint at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or “the Commission”) seeking to require the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) to implement a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Carbon Pricing Update: Assessing NYISO’s Carbon Pricing Straw Proposal

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) recently released a Carbon Pricing Straw Proposal (Proposal) to advance the State’s energy and environmental goals by reflecting the cost of carbon emissions in wholesale...more

Sullivan & Worcester

FERC Energy Storage Rule Creates New Opportunitites For Small, Low-Impact Hydropower Projects

Sullivan & Worcester on

OVERVIEW - The United States has produced clean, renewable electricity from hydropower for more than 100 years. Today there are approximately 2,500 domestic dams and pumped-storage facilities that provide roughly 100...more

Stinson LLP

Surprise DOE Proposal Presses FERC to Provide Full Cost Recovery for Reliability Attributes of Generators in Bulk Power Markets

Stinson LLP on

On September 29, 2017, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued what DOE variously describes as a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) and a directive (Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule) that will involve DOE in wholesale electric...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

DOE Directs FERC to Issue Rule to Set Cost-Based Rates for Baseload Plants

On September 28, 2017, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) proposing that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) exercise its authority under sections 205 and 206 of the...more

Hogan Lovells

Department of Energy Proposes Major Changes to Wholesale Power Market Rules

Hogan Lovells on

During his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry repeatedly expressed support for an “all of the above” approach to energy development and use. On Friday, September 29, he initiated one of the first...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Supreme Court Questions FERC Authority to Regulate Electricity Market Demand Response to Bolster Grid Reliability

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on

Ensuring the reliability of the electric power grid in times of extreme weather and other times of peak usage is critical to avoid interruptions in power and black outs. Reflecting on the 2014 Polar Vortex, the paramount...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide