D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC Approval of Gas Compressor Station for Allegheny Storage Project
On April 24, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("D.C. Circuit") denied Petitioners' (Citizens of the town of Myersville) review challenging FERC's orders approving Dominion Transmission, Inc.'s ("Dominion") "Allegheny Storage Project," and specifically FERC's approval of the construction of a new natural gas compressor station in Myersville, Maryland (the "Myersville Compressor"). In denying the petition, the D.C. Circuit concluded that each of the Petitioners' challenges lacked merit. [Read more →]
Second Circuit Upholds FERC's Approval of NERC's BES Definition
On April 22, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the "Second Circuit") upheld the Commission's approval of NERC's Bulk Electric System ("BES") definition—a regulatory mechanism that plays a key role in determining which facilities are subject to NERC mandatory Reliability Standards. [Read more →]
FERC Approves Delay of PJM Capacity Auction
On April 24, 2015, FERC approved PJM Interconnection LLC's ("PJM") request for waiver of its tariff to delay its 2015 Base Residual Auction ("BRA") for the 2018-2019 delivery year. As a result of the waiver, PJM's BRA will not take place as originally scheduled, but rather during a week that is 30 to 75 days after FERC rules on the merits of PJM's pending capacity performance proposal, but no later than the week of August 10-14, 2015. [Read more →]
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