We reported last week on steps that ISO New England has taken to finalize tariff revisions to meet the directives of Order No. 841, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) final rule on electric storage participation in Independent System Operator (ISO) and Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) markets.
FERC, CFTC, and State Energy Law Developments
Earlier this year, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued Electric Storage Participation in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators (Order No. 841), a final rule amending FERC’s regulations to facilitate participation of electric storage resources in the capacity, energy, and ancillary service markets operated by regional transmission organizations (RTOs) and independent system operators (ISOs).
The August 2018 enactment of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) came after more than two years of debate over the appropriate scope of jurisdiction for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a final rule revising the Large Generator Interconnection Procedures and Large Generator Interconnection Agreement.
The renewable energy industry, now designated as a technology and innovation-related area of special concern to the protection of the US industrial and scientific base
In a landmark rulemaking announced at today’s open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) opened participation in organized wholesale markets to electric storage resources. The final rule aims to remove barriers to participation in organized markets, reflecting FERC’s view that existing market participation models can limit the availability of services that resources based on newer technology are capable of providing.
The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy invited energy practice partner Ken Kulak to discuss corporate America’s efforts to deepen their clean energy commitments during a recent episode of podcast Energy Now.
In the first quarter of 2017, more than 100 stakeholders, including utilities, technology providers, system operators, and state regulators submitted comments on the extensive notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) initiated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to encourage deployment of energy storage and aggregated distributed energy resources.
The US Senate has confirmed Kevin McIntyre and Richard Glick to join the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), restoring the Commission to a full complement of five commissioners for the first time in over two years.
At its last open meeting on Jan. 19, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a policy statement that serves to reaffirm FERC’s efforts to encourage the development of electric storage resources.
