Notice of proposed rulemaking on Bulk Electric System Cyber Security Standards *

USA - May 2 2013
On April 18, 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the "NOPR") stating that it intends to…

Co-authors: Bruce L. Richardson, David G Tewksbury, Neil Levy.

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FERC issues new rule to facilitate integration of wind, solar, and other variable energy resources into the grid *

USA - July 1 2012
On June 22, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued Order No. 764, which is intended to remove barriers to the integration of variable energy resources into the electric grid.

Co-authors: David G Tewksbury, Neil Levy, Grace Su .

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FERC authorizes Sabine Pass LNG export project; vacates authorization for Jordan Cove LNG import project *

USA - May 2 2012
On April 16, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) granted authorizations under the Natural Gas Act (the “NGA”) for Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (“Sabine Pass Liquefaction”) and Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. (“Sabine Pass LNG”) to site, construct, and operate facilities to export liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) at Sabine Pass LNG’s existing LNG import terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Co-authors: David G Tewksbury, Neil Levy.

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FERC approves new NERC enforcement mechanism and invites NERC to consider revising or removing Reliability Standards and requirements that have little effect on reliability *

USA - April 12 2012
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued an order conditionally accepting a proposal by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to include “Find, Fix, Track and Report” (FFT) informational filings as a process for addressing possible Reliability Standards violations.

Co-authors: Bruce L. Richardson, David G Tewksbury, Neil Levy, Grace Su .

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FERC staff proposes process for advising EPA on requests for MATS compliance extensions *

USA - March 1 2012
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) recently requested comment on a white paper outlining a “fair, timely and transparent process” by which FERC could advise the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on requests for extensions of time to comply with EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (the “MATS”).

Co-authors: David G Tewksbury, Neil Levy.

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