Forty years after enactment: How will PURPA evolve?
Co-Authored By Andrea Sarmentero Garzón, Jennings Strouss The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) was enacted Nov. 9, 1978, to promote energy conservation (reduce demand) and promote greater use (increase supply) of domestic energy and renewable energy resources in response to the 1973 energy crisis. Much has changed…
FERC to Explore Policy Changes on Transmission Rate Incentives and Base ROE
Co-Authored by Andrea Sarmentero Garzón, Jennings Strouss FERC issued two Notices of Inquiry (NOIs) at its March 21, 2019 open meeting. The NOIs address transmission rate incentives policy (Docket No. PL19-3) and base return on equity (ROE) policy (Docket No. PL19-4). The incentives NOI examines, among other things, the objectives…
Fourth Circuit Vacates National Park Service Right-of-Way Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline Project
In another blow to the construction of the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), certificated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on October 13, 2017, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on August 6: (1) vacated as arbitrary and…
FERC To Expand PJM’s Minimum Offer Price Rule to All Planned and Existing Resources – A Battle To Preserve States’ Jurisdiction Over Generation Facilities and to Carve Out Appropriate Exemptions Ensues
Co-authored by Jennings, Strouss & Salmon energy attorney Andrea I. Sarmentero Garzón On June 29, 2018, FERC issued an order rejecting two proposals (i.e., the Capacity Repricing and the MOPR-Ex proposals) filed by PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) to address subsidization of resources in its capacity markets (Docket No. ER18-1314). The…