Topic
Grid Reliability
111 published works
Energy Business Law
Department of Energy Proposes Rule Benefiting Coal and Nuclear to FERC
On September 28, 2017, the US Department of Energy (DOE) submitted a proposed rule to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that, if implemented, could reshape organized wholesale electricity markets.…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Chairman Addresses Reliability in House Testimony
By Meghan Mandel, Christopher Zentz
On September 14, 2017, the Subcommittee on Energy of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on defining reliability in a transforming electricity…
The Nickel Report
DOE Grid Study Recommends Market Improvements
By Frederick R. Eames, Ted J. Murphy
On August 23, the Department of Energy (DOE) released a study entitled “Staff Report to the Secretary on Energy Markets and Reliability.” This is the so-called “DOE grid study” that…
The Nickel Report
FERC Update: Quorum Restored, Chatterjee Named Chairman, Next Steps Outlined
By Ted J. Murphy, Frederick R. Eames
On August 10, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) officially regained its quorum when Robert Powelson was formally sworn in as a commissioner. Mr. Powelson joins fellow Republican Neil Chatterjee…
The Nickel Report
Department of Energy Turns the Reliability Safety Valve
On April 14, 2017, the Department of Energy quietly issued an emergency order under Federal Power Act § 202(c) to keep open a power plant slated for shutdown under EPA's…
Smart Grid Legal News
FERC Issues Updated Reliability Primer
By Linda Evers
If you are new to the industry or simply want to brush up on the basics, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) consider the recently released Reliability Primer a gift.…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Approves Disturbance Control Standard for Balancing Authorities and Reserve Sharing Groups
By Russell Kooistra, Jasmine Hites
On January 19, 2017, FERC approved Reliability Standard BAL-002-2, Disturbance Control Standard—Contingency Reserve for Recovery from a Balancing Contingency Event, which is designed to “ensure that balancing authorities and reserve…
Administrative and Regulatory
FERC Proposes Requiring New Generators to Provide A Grid Support Service
By Bud Earley
One factor driving the grid of the future is the change in the nation’s electric generator resource mix, such as the retirement of traditional baseload generation and an increasing proportion…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Approves Transmission GMD Reliability Standard
By Thomas DeVita, Jasmine Hites
On September 22, 2016, the Commission approved Reliability Standard TPL-007-1 (Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events), which establishes for the first time mandatory requirements for Transmission Owners and…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Amends the Pro Forma SGIA to Require Frequency and Voltage Ride-Through Capability for Small Generators
By Adrienne Thompson, Daniel Archuleta
On July 21, 2016, FERC issued a final rule (“Order No. 828”) modifying the pro forma Small Generator Interconnection Agreement (“SGIA”) to require newly interconnecting small generators to “ride-through” voltage…