Topic
grid resilience
22 published works
Inside Energy & Environment
DOE Requested Information on How Defense Production Act Could Support National Security and Grid Resiliency
By Laura Martin
The Department of Energy (DOE) issued a request for information (RFI) from the public on how the Defense Production Act (DPA) could best be used to accelerate domestic manufacturing and…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Sustains Prior Termination of Grid Reliability and Resilience Rulemaking Proceeding; Terminates Grid Resilience Inquiry Proceeding
By Alex Taylor, Elizabeth McCormick
On February 18, 2021, FERC issued two orders terminating the proceedings stemming from the Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) Proposed Rule on Grid Reliability and Resilience (“Proposed Rule”). FERC previously established…
Smart Grid Legal News
DOE Seeks Guidance for Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid
By Linda Evers
The Department of Energy (“DOE”), Office of Electricity, recently issued a Request for Information (“RFI”), seeking comments regarding cost-effective ways to make electric infrastructure systems more resilient against severe weather…
Security, Privacy and the Law
FERC and NERC Talk Grid Resilience and Cybersecurity
By Aaron Lang
On March 22, 2019, Foley Hoag hosted the New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable, organized by Raab Associates. The roundtable featured keynote addresses by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) Commissioner Cheryl…
Energy & Cleantech Counsel
FERC and NERC Talk Grid Resilience and Cybersecurity
On March 22, 2019, Foley Hoag hosted the New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable, organized by Raab Associates. The roundtable featured keynote addresses by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) Commissioner Cheryl…
Washington Energy Report
Commissioner McNamee Unlikely to Recuse Himself from FERC Grid Resiliency Proceeding Unless it “Closely Resembles” DOE Resiliency NOPR
By Katherine O'Konski, Adrienne Thompson
On January 7, 2019, FERC Commissioner Bernard McNamee signaled in a letter to members of the United States Senate (“January 7 Letter”) that he would not recuse himself from FERC’s…
Washington Energy Report
Advocates Request Recusal of Newly-Confirmed Commissioner McNamee from Grid Resiliency Proceedings
By Jamond Perry, Adrienne Thompson
On December 6 and December 18, 2018, various environmental groups filed a motion and comments with FERC requesting that Commissioner Bernard McNamee recuse himself from FERC’s two ongoing grid resiliency…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Nominee Bernard McNamee Testifies Before Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
By Jamond Perry, Elizabeth McCormick
On November 15, 2018, Bernard L. McNamee, who has been nominated to fill the vacancy left by former FERC Commissioner Robert Powelson, testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and…
Renewable Energy Insights
White House Memo May Indicate Future Coal and Nuclear Subsidies
By Justin Boose, Sasha Robertson
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) members on June 19, 2018, affirmed their commitment to regional energy market stability. Their remarks came in response to a leaked Trump administration draft plan…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Extends Deadline for Comments on Resiliency Proceeding
By Jamond Perry, Thomas DeVita
On March 20, 2018, FERC extended the time for entities to submit reply comments to the filings submitted by the Regional Transmission Organizations (“RTOs”) and Independent System Operators (“ISOs”) in…