FERC – Page 3 – Environmental and Energy Law Program

Comments Filed

Electricity Law Initiative Comments on FERC Transmission Proposal

Last week, the Electricity Law Initiative filed comments in response to an inquiry by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) about our nation’s high-voltage interstate transmission infrastructure. FERC’s Advanced Notice of Proposed […]

October 18, 2021

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Electricity Law Initiative Files in FERC Proceeding about State Clean Energy Policies

The Electricity Law Initiative urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject generation companies’ and trade associations’ arguments that it must leave in place market rules that hamstring state […]

September 3, 2021

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Electricity Law Initiative Suggests New FERC Office Monitor RTOs

The Electricity Law Initiative filed a comment about FERC’s Office of Public Participation. Congress created the Office in 1978, charging it with “coordinating assistance to the public with respect to […]

May 7, 2021

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Electricity Law Initiative Files Comment in Opposition to Net Metering Petition

June 15, 2020

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

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Electricity Law Initiative Comments on Proposed Repeal of FERC Rule that Facilitates Investment in Renewables

The Electricity Law Initiative filed a comment about the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s proposed revisions to its rules implementing section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 […]

December 3, 2019

Legal Analysis

Energy EOs In Depth: Administration Opaque on Why It’s Studying Regional Energy Bottlenecks

This is part of a series analyzing the April 10th executive orders on energy infrastructure. Section 7 of an April 10 Presidential Executive Order tasks the Departments of Energy and […]

April 30, 2019

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FERC Should Acknowledge Climate Risk When Setting Pipeline Policy

In April, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requested comments on its 20-year old policy that guides its decisions on permitting interstate natural gas infrastructure. The Electricity Law Initiative filed […]

July 26, 2018

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Electricity Law Initiative submits comment to FERC on proposed capacity market rule changes

On Monday, the Electricity Law Initiative filed comments at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) about proposed capacity market rule changes. The Electricity Law Initiative’s comments emphasize that procuring electric […]

May 9, 2018