Finding the balance: FERC carves out its role on EPA’s mercury and air toxics standards *

USA - June 8 2012
The following post by Margaret Claybour is in response to an advisory by Brian Gish of our DC office titled, ”FERC Seeks Comments on How to Advise EPA Regarding the Reliability Impact of Clean Air Act Rules”.

FERC asks: when does a generation developer become a transmission provider? *

USA - May 1 2012
Generation developers on the West Coast should take special note as the FERC orders described in this blog all involve facilities out West.

FERC asked to reconsider whether generation interconnection tie lines should be subject to nerc’s transmission reliability standards *

USA - July 27 2011
In a case of importance to all generators who own radial tie lines connecting their project to the transmission grid, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is being asked by wind developers to reconsider a June 16, 2011 Order authorizing of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) to subject such tie line owners to NERC’s transmission reliability standards as Transmission Owners (TO) and Transmission Operators (TOP).

Co-authors: Brian R. Gish.