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FERC’s Adoption of Revised Definition of...

Posted by on Jan 8, 2013 in Bulk Electric System, Electricity, FERC, NERC | 0 comments
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) ended the year 2012 by approving a major new rule affecting electric industry compliance with mandatory reliability standards.  Specifically, on December 20, 2012, FERC issued a final rule revising the definition of the Bulk Electric System (“BES”) — which is a cornerstone for compliance obligations under hundreds of...
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FERC Provides Guidance on Use of Transmi...

Posted by on Dec 13, 2012 in FERC | 0 comments
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued a policy statement providing further guidance on criteria it will use in determining when a proposed transmission project will be eligible for incentive pricing or Return on Equity (ROE) incentive adders.  FERC released the guidance based on over 1,500 pages of comments received in response to a May 2011 Notice of Inquiry...
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Two Jennings Strouss Attorneys Named in ...

Posted by on Dec 10, 2012 in Alan I. Robbins, Best Lawyers, Energy, FERC, Joel L. Greene | 0 comments
PHOENIX, Ariz. (December 10, 2012) – Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC announced that two of its attorneys, Joel L. Greene and Alan I. Robbins, have been included in Washington, D.C. & Baltimore’s Best Lawyers® 2013 magazine, published by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, South Carolina. The inclusion is based solely on peer review, and gives an indication of the collective...
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Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Ana...

Posted by on Dec 6, 2012 in JISEA | 0 comments
The Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis (“JISEA”) recently issued a report projecting an increase in the use of natural gas as a fuel for electric generation across five different scenarios. JISAE is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the University of Colorado-Boulder, the Colorado School of Mines, the Colorado...
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FERC Orders Additional Technical Confere...

Posted by on Nov 21, 2012 in Electricity, FERC, Natural Gas | 0 comments
In August of this year, FERC convened five regional technical conferences to address a number of issues implicated by the growing need to coordinate the natural gas and electric industries. On November 15, 2012 FERC issued an order further addressing the issues raised by these technical conferences and concluded that additional technical conferences are necessary. See Coordination...
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