Posts from — July 2010

On July 15, 2010, Ray Palmer from the Office of Electric Reliability presented an update the Commission’s Smart Grid Policy Statement (the “Policy Statement”) at the Commission’s monthly meeting.  The Commission originally issued the Policy Statement last July (see March 20, 2010 edition of the WER).  [Read more →]

On July 6, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed its long-expected rule replacing the Clean Air Interstate Rule (“CAIR”).  [Read more →]

On January 29, 2010, the U.S. Department of Interior (“DOI”) and Department of Energy (“DOE”) announced that the agencies have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to collaborate in developing commercial-scale offshore renewable energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (“OCS”).  [Read more →]

On July 1, 2010, the Commission granted Champlain Hudson Power Express, Inc. (“Champlain”) authority to charge negotiated rates for transmission rights on its high voltage direct current (“HVDC”) project from Montreal, Quebec to New York City and New England (the “Project). [Read more →]

On June 25, 2010, Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. (“DEO”) and Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (“DEK”) filed the first of several filings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) seeking approval to transfer control of utility assets from the Midwest Independent System Operator, Inc. (“Midwest ISO”) to PJM Interconnection L.L.C. (“PJM”).  [Read more →]