ferc – Page 4 – Thinking Port

Gas-Heavy ISO-New England Braces for Steep Influx of Wind, Solar, Storage

March 18, 2020 admin Business, carbon pricing, climate change, Coal, competitive markets, Environmental, ferc, Fuel, fuel security, Gas, infrastructure constraints, ISO New England, Markets, mystic, natural gas, news, Nuclear, pipelines, reliability, Renewables, rggi, Solar, state mandates, state subsidies, Technology, wholesale electricity markets, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:50:16 +0000

The post Gas-Heavy ISO-New England Braces for Steep Influx of Wind, Solar, Storage appeared first on POWER Magazine.

While it is currently highly dependent on natural gas generation today, about 95% of ISO-New England’s (ISO-NE’s) interconnection request queue—a proposed total capacity of 20.9 GW—comprises wind, solar, and battery projects. That clearly indicates that developers in New England’s wholesale market “are looking to take advantage of state incentives, declining technology costs, and revenues from […]

The post Gas-Heavy ISO-New England Braces for Steep Influx of Wind, Solar, Storage appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

FERC Approves New Cybersecurity, Transmission Reliability Standards

January 29, 2020 admin Business, cip, Cybersecurity, ferc, nerc, nerc history, news, Physical security, reliability, rulemaking, T&D, Technology, transmission

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:01:58 +0000

The post FERC Approves New Cybersecurity, Transmission Reliability Standards appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Jan. 23 approved two new reliability standards related to transmission system planning performance and cybersecurity. However, it also proposed to retire 74 reliability standard requirements, which it deemed duplicative or unnecessarily burdensome. Among the spate of actions it took on Thursday, FERC also green-lighted retaining the North American […]

The post FERC Approves New Cybersecurity, Transmission Reliability Standards appeared first on POWER Magazine.

CleanTech Energy News Science

FERC Sides With Fossil Fuels In Forcing Renewables To Match Prices

December 28, 2019 admin clean power, Coal, federal energy regulatory commission, ferc, Fossil Fuels, green economy, natural gas, pjm, pjm interconnection, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Joshua S Hill| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 16:55:55 +0000

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced a directive just a few days before Christmas which will require PJM Interconnection to raise prices of wind and solar power to be in line with the cost of fossil fuels

Magazines

Mixed Reactions to FERC’s Recent MOPR Order from Power Generators

December 28, 2019 admin america's power, appa, awea, Business, climate change, Coal, courts, Environmental, epsa, Exelon, ferc, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, mopr, nei, news, nrdc, Nuclear, pjm, Power Demand, Renewables, seia, Sierra Club, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 16:27:40 +0000

The post Mixed Reactions to FERC’s Recent MOPR Order from Power Generators appeared first on POWER Magazine.

On Dec. 19, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directed PJM Interconnection to dramatically expand its Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) to nearly all state-subsidized capacity resources. It’s the latest of a series of dramatic revisions to the grid operator’s rule, which essentially functions to provide a minimum offer screening process to bar new market […]

The post Mixed Reactions to FERC’s Recent MOPR Order from Power Generators appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

The Significance of FERC’s Recent PJM MOPR Order Explained

December 27, 2019 admin auction, Business, capacity, Coal, competitive markets, Environmental, ferc, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Market, Markets, news, Nuclear, price floor, Renewables, resources, Solar, subsidized generation, T&D, Technology, Wind, zecs

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 16:16:59 +0000

The post The Significance of FERC’s Recent PJM MOPR Order Explained appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A divided Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a long-awaited order on Dec. 19 in which it directed PJM Interconnection to dramatically expand its Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) to nearly all state-subsidized capacity resources. The order will have a significant impact on PJM’s capacity market. While it was no surprise that the decision immediately […]

The post The Significance of FERC’s Recent PJM MOPR Order Explained appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

Regulators: Central Station Generation Will Stay Dominant Despite Emerging Tech

November 21, 2019 admin Business, central generation, cloud, Coal, Cybersecurity, digitalization, distributed energy, Energy Storage, ev, ferc, Fuel, Gas, grid edge, interconnections, Legal & Regulatory, naruc, news, Nuclear, order 841, Renewables, Solar, state utility commissions, survey, Technology, transmission

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:39:32 +0000

The post Regulators: Central Station Generation Will Stay Dominant Despite Emerging Tech appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A nationwide survey of state utility commissions suggests regulators are increasingly grappling with issues that could “profoundly” alter energy delivery and utility business models. However, over the next decade, they expect central station generation will continue to dominate state portfolios, and utility-scale solar growth will surpass customer-owned photovoltaic (PV). The survey to take the “regulatory […]

The post Regulators: Central Station Generation Will Stay Dominant Despite Emerging Tech appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

Plan to Build New 1-GW Plant in Rhode Island Officially Dead

November 17, 2019 admin burrillville, Business, clear river energy center, diesel oil, efsb, ferc, Gas, invenergy, iso-ne, Legal & Regulatory, natural gas, news, Rhode Island

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 18:28:24 +0000

The post Plan to Build New 1-GW Plant in Rhode Island Officially Dead appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A project to build a 1-GW gas-fired power plant in Rhode Island has officially ended, after developer Invenergy took no action to appeal the project’s rejection by state regulators, who earlier this year voted unanimously against the plant’s construction. Invenergy had until Nov. 15 to challenge the formal denial of a construction license for the […]

The post Plan to Build New 1-GW Plant in Rhode Island Officially Dead appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

States to FERC: Promote Market Designs That Recognize State Priorities

October 31, 2019 admin Business, climate change, Coal, courts, DOE, Environmental, federal power act, ferc, Gas, grid resilience, iso-ne, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, mopr, news, Nuclear, nuclear subsidies, NYISO, pjm, recs, Renewables, states, zecs

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 15:57:18 +0000

The post States to FERC: Promote Market Designs That Recognize State Priorities appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Attorneys general from 11 states ramped up pressure on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to recognize state policy goals as it makes decisions related to market design, siting of new gas pipelines and storage facilities, and grid reliability. The measure is the latest in a string of recent pushes by states to ensure federally […]

The post States to FERC: Promote Market Designs That Recognize State Priorities appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

FERC Backs First Compliance Filings on Energy Storage Rule

October 17, 2019 admin Business, Coal, distributed energy, Energy Storage, ferc, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, news, Nuclear, order 841, pjm, pumped storage, Renewables, Southwest Power Pool, SPP

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 20:56:57 +0000

The post FERC Backs First Compliance Filings on Energy Storage Rule appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The energy storage market received a boost Oct. 17 when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the first two compliance filings implementing Order 841, a rule the commission said is designed to eliminate market barriers to electricity storage. Order 841 was enacted in February 2018. The measure directs regional power grid operators to establish […]

The post FERC Backs First Compliance Filings on Energy Storage Rule appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

FERC GOP Majority Flexes Partisan Muscles for PURPA Reform

September 19, 2019 admin Business, Chatterjee, ferc, Gas, glick, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, nopr, purpa, purpa reform, Renewables, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 16:57:41 +0000

The post FERC GOP Majority Flexes Partisan Muscles for PURPA Reform appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The newly empowered Republican majority on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) flexed its administrative muscles Sept. 19 at its regular monthly meeting, voting 2–1 to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to reform rules pertaining to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). It was FERC’s first public meeting since July, when the […]

The post FERC GOP Majority Flexes Partisan Muscles for PURPA Reform appeared first on POWER Magazine.