Posts from — November 2011

On November 3, 2011, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects for FERC issued a delegated order dismissing the uncontested application of Pivotal LNG, Inc. (“Pivotal”) for a limited jurisdiction blanket transportation certificate, under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (“NGA”), in order to own and operate a liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) facility in support of its non-jurisdictional LNG fuel business. [Read more →]

On November 4, 2011, Gregory H. Friedman, the Inspector General of the Department of Energy (“DOE”), issued a Management Alert with regard to the Western Area Power Administration’s (“WAPA”) borrowing authority under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”). [Read more →]

On November 10, 2011, it was announced that former Representative Rick Boucher (D-Va.), former FERC Chairman Curt Hebert Jr., and Allison Clements, director of the Project for Sustainable FERC Energy Policy at the Natural Resources Defense Council will lead a new Bipartisan Policy Center panel.   [Read more →]

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) for the most part turned back requests for rehearing regarding the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.’s (“MISO”) Multi-Value-Project (“MVP”) cost allocation plan.  [Read more →]

On October 28, 2011, White House Chief of Staff, William Daley, announced that there will be an independent analysis of the Department of Energy (“DOE”) loan portfolio, and particularly more than two dozen renewable energy loans and loan guarantees made by the DOE program.  [Read more →]