Supreme Court Says Maryland’s Program to Encourage Generation is Preempted
Yesterday, April 20, 2016, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing, LLC.* The Court unanimously found that Maryland’s program was not permissible under the Federal...
View ArticleEighth Circuit Affirms Invalidation of Minnesota Climate Law
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a decision in North Dakota v. Heydinger that affirmed a federal district court’s decision invalidating a Minnesota statute that...
View ArticleEnergy-Related Impacts of Upcoming Election
The Nicholas Institute at Duke recently published a report that considers the energy and environmental issues that the next president will face, Illuminating the Energy Policy Agenda: Electricity...
View ArticleU.S. and Canada Coordinate on Grid Security; FERC Releases Reliability Primer
Two noteworthy documents addressing grid security and reliability came out earlier this month. The United States and Canada announced the Joint United States-Canada Electric Grid Security and...
View ArticleFERC to Hold Technical Conference on State Policies and Eastern RTO Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a notice that its staff will convene a two-day technical conference to discuss mechanisms to “reconcile” the operation of wholesale energy and...
View ArticleDOE Opens Informal Comment Period on FPA Section 202(c) Emergency Authority
Since First Energy Solutions Corp. asked DOE to issue a Federal Power Act (FPA) Section 202(c) emergency order requiring PJM to provide full cost recovery to certain nuclear- and coal-fired generators...
View ArticleD.C. Circuit Vacates FERC Hydropower Licensing Decision
Earlier this month, the D.C. Circuit vacated a FERC order renewing a hydroelectric license issued to Alabama Power Company. FERC had granted Alabama Power Company a new 30-year license in 2013 to...
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