Regulatory Tracker Regional Transmission Planning Rule FERC approved Order No. 1920, directing utilities and Regional Transmission Organizations to produce long-term regional transmission plans. The Fourth Circuit will review the rule. November 21, 2024
Regulatory Tracker Generation Interconnection Rule The interconnection process is one of the primary bottlenecks to meeting electricity demand and advancing decarbonization goals. Before it can provide power, a new generator must apply to the local utility for permission to interconnect to the transmission system. May 16, 2024
Electricity Law Initiative Files Comment on FERC’s Federal-State Joint Task Force The Electricity Law Initiative filed a comment at FERC suggesting that it dedicate the next meeting of its joint task force with state regulators on transmission development to discussing regional […] January 8, 2024
Regulatory Tracker Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) We are not currently updating this rule. September 6, 2023
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Click here to return to the Status of Biden Administration on Climate, Public Health and Environment, and Environmental Justice main page. To go directly to our Electric Transmission: Reforming Planning and […] October 26, 2022
Ari Peskoe Testifies at FERC Technical Conference on Transmission Planning and Costs, Files Statement and Evidence On October 6, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) convened utilities, consumer advocates, state regulators, transmission customers, and other policy experts to discuss transmission rate oversight. The five-panel technical conference […] October 12, 2022
Electricity Law Initiative Responds to FERC Inquiry on Utility Trade Associations In February, the Electricity Law Initiative filed a comment at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) arguing that FERC’s rules force ratepayers to subsidize utilities’ political advocacy, which is unfair […] March 10, 2022
FERC’s Clean Energy Boycott Distorts PJM Prices and Discards History This article appeared in UtilityDive on January 7, 2019. FERC’s recent decision setting new rules for PJM’s capacity auction will exclude clean energy resources from PJM’s procurement and force PJM […] January 7, 2020
