Topic
Transmission Siting
15 published works
Climate Solutions Legal Digest
FERC Approves New Final Rule for Permit to Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities
By Linda Walsh, Sylvia Bartell, Michael Blackwell, Corban Coffman
At its May 13, 2024 open meeting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously approved Order No. 1977,[1] which updates the process FERC uses when exercising its transmission siting authority…
Energy & Cleantech Counsel
FERC Proposes to Implement Expanded Transmission Siting Authority
By Kevin Chen
On December 15, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in which the Commission proposes to implement its newly clarified authority under the 2021…
Washington Energy Report
DOE Seeks Comments on Pre-Application Process for Transmission Siting
On August 29, 2013, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued a request for information (“RFI”), seeking comments on its draft Integrated, Interagency Pre-Application (“IIP”) process. This IIP process is aimed…
Washington Energy Report
Ninth Circuit Vacates Transmission Congestion Study/NIETC Designations
On February 1, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the “Ninth Circuit”) decided that the Department of Energy (“DOE”) failed to consult with affected states…
Renewable + Law
Ninth Circuit Decision Further Dismantles an Already Weakened Federal Transmission Siting Authority
By Jason Johns
Congress’ experiment with establishing federal siting authority for transmission lines suffered another setback after a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision issued yesterday, February 1, 2011, vacated the Department of…
Washington Energy Report
Supreme Court denies Electric Companies’ Request for Certiorari Regarding Federal Transmission Siting
On January 18, 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States (“Supreme Court”) denied a request for certiorari by Edison Electric Institute (“EEI”) of a United States Court of Appeals…
Washington Energy Report
Former FERC Chairmen File Amicus Brief Regarding Backstop Authority
On October 21, 2009, four former chairmen of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) filed a brief as amici curiae at the United States Supreme Court (“Supreme…
Washington Energy Report
Former Chairman Kelliher Wants Federal Siting and Cost Allocation Rulemaking
On September 30, 2009, the former Chairman of FERC spoke at The Energy Daily Transmission Siting Policy Summit about the need for FERC to have a national rulemaking on cost…
Washington Energy Report
New Bingaman Draft Scales Back Federal Siting Proposal
On Wednesday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (“Energy Committee”) released a joint staff draft of Chairman Jeff Bingaman’s (D-NM) energy bill that would address concerns by states on…
Washington Energy Report
Bingaman Releases New Transmission Siting Draft
On Wednesday, members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (“Energy Committee”) discussed Chairman Senator Jeff Bingaman’s (D-NM) revised “discussion draft” transmission siting legislation. Previously, Senator Bingaman released draft…