Seventh Circuit Upholds Order No. 1000 ROFR Removal
On April 8, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ("Seventh Circuit") denied petitions for review from the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. ("MISO") and the MISO transmission owners ("TOs") regarding FERC's Order No. 1000 requirement that transmission providers remove from their tariffs and agreements provisions granting incumbent transmission owners a right of first refusal ("ROFR") to construct transmission facilities selected in a regional transmission plan. In addition, the Seventh Circuit also upheld FERC's classification of baseline reliability projects as local projects. [Read more]
Idaho Power Set to Join EIM
On April 6, 2016, Idaho Power announced that it has formally signed an agreement with California Independent System Operator ("CAISO") to join the western Energy Imbalance Market ("EIM") beginning in April, 2018. [Read more]
NERC Issues Annual Report on Meeting FERC Directives
On March 31, 2016 the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ("NERC") submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or the "Commission") the 2016 NERC Standards Report, Status and Timetable for Addressing Regulatory Directives (the "Report"). The Report was submitted in compliance with NERC's requirement to submit an annual report detailing the status and timetable for addressing outstanding regulatory directives on or before March 31 of each year. [Read more]
Maryland Governor Reauthorizes Act with 40 Percent Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal
On April 4, 2016, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed into law Senate Bill 323 ("SB 323"), the Reauthorization of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act, which requires Maryland to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from 2006 levels by 2030. Going forward, Maryland's Department of the Environment ("MDE") is directed to propose an initial plan to meet the reduction goals, hold workshops to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment, and then adopt a final plan by the end of 2019. [Read more]
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.