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Distributed Energy Resources
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Washington Energy Report
FERC Approves ISO-NE Updated Market Rules for Distributed Energy Resources
On May 29, 2026, FERC approved revisions to the ISO New England, Inc.’s (ISO-NE) proposed market rules for the participation of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and to implement a one-time…
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NAESB’s Development of a Standard Distribution Services Contract for DER Aggregators Selling State-Jurisdictional “Distribution Services” to Distribution Owners Raises Issues Similar to Order No. 2222
By Jennifer Key
On February 7, 2024, at the request of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), NAESB held a kick-off meeting for the development of a standard model contract to facilitate purchases…
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Double-Provision Versus Double-Compensation of Ancillary Services Under PJM’s Order No. 2222 Compliance Filing
By Jennifer Key
Back in March of 2023, FERC issued a seemingly logical compliance order regarding one aspect of PJM’s Order No. 2222 compliance filing. This blog noted that “FERC acknowledged that DER…
PURPA and Distributed Energy Resources Blog
Oh Dear! Does <em>Whitetail</em> Spell the End of Reactive Power Rates for DERs in PJM?
By Jennifer Key
PJM has long permitted generators to collect revenues for the provision of reactive power and voltage support (reactive power) under Schedule 2 of the PJM Tariff. Innumerable generating facilities have…
PURPA and Distributed Energy Resources Blog
Key Takeaways from Orders on PJM and ISO-NE Order No. 2222 Compliance Filings
By Jennifer Key
FERC has issued its third and fourth orders on initial compliance attempts with Order No. 2222, covering PJM and ISO-NE. Many of the holdings reflected compliance policies similar to those…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Partially Accepts ISO-NE Order No. 2222 Compliance Filing, but Expresses Concern that Proposal Could Create Undue Barrier to DERs
By Antonia Douglas, Elizabeth McCormick
On March 1, 2023, FERC partially approved ISO New England’s (“ISO-NE”) proposed tariff revisions in compliance with Order No. 2222, which removed barriers to the participation of distributed energy resource…
China Law Insight
聚焦新能源：分布式光伏投资指南丨户用分布式光伏之“整县推进”新篇章
By King & Wood
作者：樊荣 刘萧嘉 2023年2月13日，国家能源局在京召开例行新闻发布会，介绍了2022年可再生能源发展情况。发布会中提到，我国可再生能源呈现发展速度快、运行质量好、利用水平高、产业竞争力强的良好态势，一年来取得了诸多里程碑式的新成绩，其中，可再生能源竞争力不断增强，分布式已发展成为风电光伏发展主要方式，2022年分布式光伏新增装机5111万千瓦，占当年光伏新增装机58%以上。 为助力双碳目标和乡村振兴两大国家重大战略的顺利实现，加快构建以可再生能源为基础的乡村清洁能源利用体系，国家能源局于2021年6月印发了《关于报送整县（市、区）屋顶分布式光伏开发试点方案的通知》，提出了“宜建尽建”原则。同年9月，国家能源局公布了整县（市、区）屋顶分布式光伏开发的试点名单，各省（自治区、直辖市）及新疆生产建设兵团共报送试点县（市、区）676个，全部列为整县（市、区）屋顶分布式光伏开发试点。 阅读更多
PURPA and Distributed Energy Resources Blog
The Price of DER Aggregations and the Aggregated Impacts of DERs – How, to Whom, and By Whom, Costs Will Be Allocated All Remain Unclear
By Jennifer Key
Who will be paying for the impacts of on both distribution and transmission systems of widespread DER penetration, whether it is in the form of DER Aggregations under Order No.…
Energy & Cleantech Counsel
FERC Grants NYISO Three Year Extension in Implementing Order 2222
Late last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted the NYISO’s mid-November extension request to move the implementation date of certain tariff revisions that will allow distributed energy resources (“DERs”)…