Posts from — June 2011

On June 6, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) released a Notice of Proposed Communications with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”).  This action was prompted by the potential merger of Duke Energy Corporation and Progress Energy, Inc. (see January 13, 2011 edition of the WER).  [Read more →]

On June 3, 2011, the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, held a hearing on H.R. 909, A Roadmap for America’s Energy Future, sponsored by Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA).  While H.R. 909 includes provisions that address issues like the Outer Continental Shelf, oil shale, nuclear concerns, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (“ANWR”), and Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas regulations, much of the discussion during the hearing focused on the reverse auction proposal contained in the bill.  [Read more →]

On June 9, 2011, the Commission issued its order on rehearing in Docket Nos. EL00-66 and EL95-33 regarding whether the Commission should order refunds under section 206 of the Federal Power Act (“FPA”) to correct misallocations of Entergy System capacity costs (the “June 9 Order”). [Read more →]

On June 3, 2011, FERC issued an order (the “Order”) accepting and suspending PJM Interconnection L.L.C.’s (“PJM”) proposed revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”) and Reliability Assurance Agreement Among Load Serving Entities in the PJM Region (“Reliability Assurance Agreement”).  In its Order, the Commission accepted and suspended PJM’s proposed changes for a five month period, to be effective November 7, 2011, subject to refund, and to the outcome of a technical conference and a further order of the Commission. [Read more →]

On June 1, 2011 the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.’s (“Midwest ISO” or “MISO”) announced that dispatchable intermittent resources (“DIRs”) are fully available in the real-time energy market.  This change means wind resources are now able to participate in the real-time market like other generators.  [Read more →]