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FERC faces a growing chorus of rebellion on earnings incentives.
FERC faces a growing chorus of rebellion on earnings incentives.
"If I may say, today, we the states are the chosen ones." That was Virginia utility commissioner Hullihen ("Hulli") W. Moore, speaking on the phone in January with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Pat Wood and other federal and state regulators, trying to untangle the business of transmission reform.
Frontlines
Merchant plants snub the market, using native load to create their own private rate base.
The LMP Model: Bottlenecking Merchant Transmission
Locational marginal pricing has not been adequate in providing transmission expansion incentives. Others are needed.
Commission Watch
National Grid balks, says FERC intended TransLINK as model for the East.
PJM ITC Tariff Splits With Midwest
Federal Interconnection Standards: Putting DG in a Box
Is FERC overstepping its jurisdiction and attempting to force a standard into a one-size-fits-all category?
Winds of Change in Texas
Rising gas prices spark a rush to wind farms, straining grid capacity and raising larger issues about market design.
Rising gas prices spark a rush to wind farms, straining grid capacity and raising larger issues about market design.
When the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) was drafting rules to encourage the use of renewable energy, it took pains to guard against the chance that power producers would fail to reach the state's target of 400 megawatts (MW) in installed new renewable generation capacity by Jan. 1, 2002. The commission needn't have worried.
In Search of... Transmission Capitalists
Facing a cash crunch, transmission owners look for new funding sources.
Commission Watch
PUCs could face rate shock if feds push plans for an RTO signup bonus.
PUCs could face rate shock if feds push plans for an RTO signup bonus.
State PUCs will surely weigh in on the latest move by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to work its will on the nation's electric transmission grid. In this case, the item in question concerns a policy statement proposed by FERC that would reward electric utilities for investing in new transmission upgrades and-more importantly-for joining up with a regional transmission organization (RTO).
Frontlines
Carrots haven't worked. FERC needs to get tough on backing its SMD vision.