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Tariff Changes Proposed for Large Loads in New York State
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted abeyance on August 13 of its large load show cause order to both the New York Independent System Operator and its transmission owners. Responses are now due on November 16 and answers…
Retail Residential Market is Moribund in Maryland
The passage of Senate Bill 1 in 2024 that required both corporate and individual salesperson licensing and restricted the terms of sales contracts resulted in no applications to serve residential customers when the law went into effect…
Texas Governor Targets Large Municipal Utilities for Retail Competition
Abbott said his Keep Texas Affordable agenda will lower electricity costs by expanding consumer choice for five million people by ending utility monopolies that drive up costs for Texas families and small businesses. His announcement…
Maryland Agency Asks FERC to Revisit Transmission Cost Allocation
The people’s counsel asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to fast track a complaint filed in May that asked for transmission expansion costs driven by data center load increases to be revisited. The agency also said…
PJM Capacity Squeeze Spurs Search for Solutions
Policy-makers widely criticized the governance of PJM in a technical conference at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) two weeks ago. “PJM is facing a grave legitimacy crisis,” FERC Chair Laura Swett said on July 23. “Market…
Board Decision on Reliability Backstop Procurement & Connect and Manage (Now IRAS)
(Link to Board Letter) The real story with this is the governance signal. On June 30, PJM’s membership voted decisively, 3.778 against a 3.335 passing threshold, for a subscription-based backstop where load-serving entities affirmatively…
Even With Few Data Centers, Ferc Wants Large Load Tariff Changes in New England
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) initiated a show cause proceeding in June to ensure the tariff remains just and reasonable under the Federal Power Act. Other central grid operators face the same mandate. FERC said…
