Regulatory Tracker Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) We are not currently updating this rule. September 6, 2023
Explainer Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Process Before project developers can begin constructing an interstate natural gas pipeline, they must first apply for approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). In accordance with the Natural Gas […] June 8, 2023
Comments Filed Electricity Law Initiative Files Comments on FERC Transmission Oversight This week the Electricity Law Initiative filed comments in a FERC proceeding about transmission rates and planning processes. The comments respond to questions issued by FERC following an October 2022 […] March 24, 2023
Legal Analysis 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
Comments Filed 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
Comments Filed Electricity Law Initiative Comments on FERC Transmission Planning Proposal The Electricity Law Initiative filed a comment at FERC about its April 2022 proposal that would require utilities to engage in long-term transmission planning exercises. The Electricity Law Initiative’s comment responds to FERC’s proposal […] August 17, 2022
Comments Filed Electricity Law Initiative Director Authors Brief for 26 Law Professors Electricity Law Initiative Director Ari Peskoe filed an amicus brief in the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals that was signed by 26 energy law professors. Co-written with University of […] August 12, 2022
Comments Filed 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
Comments Filed Electricity Law Initiative Replies to Calls for FERC to End Transmission Competition In its reply comment filed this week, ELI urged FERC not to abandon competitive transmission development, as numerous utilities requested in their initial filings. While the benefits of competition are widely recognized in virtually every sector of the economy, transmission has historically been developed exclusively by utilities, with each utility building all transmission within its state-granted retail service territory. December 2, 2021
