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FERC issues first rulings on Order No.1000 compliance proposals

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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March 4 2013

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or "Commission") has issued its first two orders on Order No. 1000 compliance filings. Order No. 1000

FERC Order No. 1000-A rejects revisions but clarifies policies for transmission planning and cost allocation by transmission-owning and -operating public utilities

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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May 25 2012

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued Order No. 1000-A, an order on rehearing and clarification of its landmark Order No. 1000, which established new requirements for transmission planning and cost allocation

FERC asserts jurisdiction over bundled REC sales

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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May 8 2012

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued an order to clarify the circumstance under which its regulatory authority extends over sales of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs); specifically, when such a sale is bundled with the sale of electric energy at wholesale

Commissioner warns of FERC retreat on transmission rate incentives

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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January 25 2012

On the very last business day of 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) used its authority under Section 219 of the Federal Power Act to grant New Jersey’s Public Service Electric & Gas Company (PSE&G) rate incentives for construction of a large transmission project (the “NGR Project”), including a 25 basis-point adder to PSE&G’s return on equity (ROE) for project expenditures

FERC orders generators to comply with transmission-related NERC reliability standards

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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June 20 2011

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has denied the appeals of two wind generators from The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) decisions that they must register as transmission owners and operators for reliability purposes

FERC explores participant-funded transmission project issues, requests comments

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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March 24 2011

On March 15, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hosted a technical conference addressing issues related to the ownership of and priority access rights to new participant-funded transmission projects, both independentmerchant transmission lines and generator lead lines

FERC issues regulations requiring standardization of demand response compensation in wholesale electricity markets

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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March 17 2011

On March 15, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) amended its regulations under the Federal Power Act to establish a uniform, nationwide approach to compensation for demand response resources participating in a market administered by a Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) or Independent System Operator (ISO

FERC rejects market manipulation claim in PJM demand response program

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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March 11 2011

Demand response is one of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC, or the "Commission") top initiatives

FERC grants priority firm transmission rights for phased wind and solar generation projects

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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February 23 2011

Developers of renewable projects often develop the projects in phases

FERC seeks public input on locational exchanges of electric power

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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February 22 2011

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has initiated a proceeding to seek public input on how to consider transactions known as "locational exchanges" of electric power