FERC Reaffirms Controversial Regional Transmission Planning Requirement for Transmission Providers
From Brian Gish of our DC Office: On May 17, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued Order No. 1000-A that denies rehearing of its Order No. 1000, thus leaving in place the requirement that all FERC-jurisdictional electric transmission providers must participate in regional and inter-regional processes to plan for new transmission facilities. Such transmission … Continue reading
FERC Asks: When Does a Generation Developer Become a Transmission Provider?
This blog post comes from my DC colleague Margaret Claybour. Generation developers on the West Coast should take special note as the FERC orders described in this blog all involve facilities out West. —————————— When an unwary generation developer builds a tie-line to the nearest transmission line, it might assume that the use of that … Continue reading
