Posts from — September 2009

On September 17, 2009, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) on standards for measuring and verifying the performance of demand response services.  The proposed rule would lay the groundwork for expanding the use of demand response in organized wholesale markets. [Read more →]

On September 22, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) held a public meeting on the Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk Power System.  [Read more →]

On September 2, 2009, Milford Wind Corridor, LLC (“Milford”) submitted a Petition for Declaratory Order requesting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) to confirm that it can retain its firm rights to use 1,000 MW of transmission on a generator lead Milford constructed itself in order to interconnect the full capacity of five planned phases of its entire wind project. [Read more →]

A coalition of environmental groups last week threatened to sue the EPA if it does not propose regulation of toxic metal discharges from power plants within 60 days.  [Read more →]

In a court filing on September 16th, the Justice Department announced that the EPA will reconsider controversial Bush-era National Ambient Air Quality Standards (“NAAQS”) for ozone, sometimes referred to as smog.  EPA plans to act on a very fast schedule, with a proposed new ozone standard by December 21 and a final rule by August 31, 2010.  [Read more →]