Tag Archives: FERC

FERC Terminates DOE’s Proposed Grid Resilience Pricing Rule; Initiates New Proceeding to Further Examine Resilience Issues

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Katherine O'Konski

Yesterday, FERC issued an order terminating the DOE -proposed grid resilience and reliability pricing rulemaking and initiating a new proceeding to take additional steps to evaluate the resilience of the bulk power system in regions operated by ISOs and RTOs, … Continue reading →

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FERC Issues Twelfth Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Jeff Bayne

Last month, FERC issued its twelfth annual Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering.  Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, FERC is required to prepare and publish annual reports assessing the deployment of advanced meters and communications technologies, as … Continue reading →

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NERC’s 2017 Long Term Reliability Assessment Calls For Robust Planning in the Face of New Reliability Challenges

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

Earlier this month, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released its 2017 Long-Term Reliability Assessment.  NERC’s long-term assessments, released annually, provide a high-level view of resource adequacy and identify long-term issues that will influence planning, development, and analysis of … Continue reading →

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DOE Grants FERC Extension Request in Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule Proceeding

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

Yesterday, DOE granted FERC’s request for a 30-day extension of the 60-day deadline to take final action on its Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule proposed late September.  New FERC Chairman Kevin McIntyre sought the extension in a letter dated Thursday, December … Continue reading →

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Federal Agencies Respond to Trump Order to Evaluate Regulatory Burdens on Energy Independence and Economic Growth

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Amber Martin

On October 25, 2017, the Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued their final reports on how each of the agencies is working to reduce regulatory burdens and promote energy production … Continue reading →

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