Commissioner Philip Moeller of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) this afternoon announced his intention to leave FERC at the end of October 2015.
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FERC Commissioner Philip Moeller Announces Plans To Depart Agency Later This Month
By Ruta Kalvaitis Skucas, Maeve Tibbetts | Pierce Atwood LLPSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
We will never sell or share your information without your consent. See our privacy policy.Initial Decision Finds That BP Manipulated 2008 Natural Gas Market In Texas
By Sohair Aguirre, Doron Ezickson, Paul Pantano Jr, Mary Treanor | Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
On August 13, 2015, a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Administrative Law Judge issued an initial decision in which she found that BP America Inc manipulated the natural gas market in Texas for over two and a half months in 2008.
FERC, Grid Operator, Others File Supreme Court Briefs In Demand Response Case
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), a grid operator, states, and other parties just filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that could decide whether Americans have access to low-cost, clean and reliable electricity. The case, EPSA v. FERC, revolves around demand response, a resource that helps keep prices low and the… Keep reading →
Battery Energy Storage Facilities May Be Subject To Wholesale Distribution Charges
By Kenneth Kulak, John D. McGrane, Pamela C. Tsang | Morgan Lewis
FERC found that a storage device using a utility’s distribution system in charging mode should share in the costs of the distribution system.
FERC Approves PJM’s Capacity Performance Proposal
By Andrew Kaplan, Ruta Kalvaitis Skucas | Pierce Atwood LLP
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) capacity markets.
Federal utility regulators have issued an order authorizing transactions the merger of utilities affiliated with Iberdrola, S.A. and UIL Holding Corporation.
FERC Advances Reliability Safety Mechanism In Final Clean Power Plan
By Enerknol Research
Insight for Industry – FERC’s Push to Incorporate Reliability Safety Mechanism in the Clean Power Plan Increases Certainty for State Compliance Efforts On May 15, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) provided the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a letter signed by all five Commissioners that details its role in implementing a Reliability Safety… Keep reading →
FERC Proposes Geomagnetic Disturbance Reliability Standard
By Todd Griset | PretiFlaherty
Is the U.S. electric grid ready for solar storms and other geomagnetic disturbances? Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposed approving a new reliability standard for the grid to address its vulnerability to these hazards.
Insight for Industry – PJM Capacity Market Faces Continued Uncertainty Despite ongoing efforts by PJM Interconnection (PJM) to address system reliability issues, regulatory impacts to its capacity market continue to increase uncertainty. The March 31 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruling that requires PJM to provide additional information on its Capacity Performance (CP) proposal could… Keep reading →
