FERC Approves in Part and Denies in Part NERC's Risk-Based Registration Initiative
On March 19, 2015, the Commission approved in part and denied in part NERC's Risk-Based Registration ("RBR") initiative—an initiative aimed at focusing compliance resources on areas that have the greatest impact on the reliability of the Bulk Electric System ("BES"). [Read more →]
FERC Approves Blanket Waiver of Tariff Requirements for an Interconnection Customer's Interconnection Facilities
On March 19, 2015, FERC issued Order No. 807, which eliminated Open Access Transmission Tariff ("OATT") requirements, Open Access Same-Time Information System requirements, and the Standards of Conduct requirements, under certain conditions, for the ownership, operation, and control of an Interconnection Customer's Interconnection Facilities ("ICIF"). FERC stated that the waiver is designed to relieve the burden on ICIF owners while still maintaining the rights of third parties to seek access to available ICIF excess capacity. [Read more →]
FERC Proposes to Revise Exhibit Submission Requirements for Evidentiary Hearings
On March 19, 2015, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NOPR") that would eliminate the current requirement that participants in a FERC trial-type evidentiary hearing must provide paper copies of all evidentiary exhibits. Instead, FERC proposes to remove this requirement under the NOPR, stating that it will create a more efficient exhibit filing process through direct electronic submission of all exhibits. [Read more →]
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