Steven A. Weiler

Midwest Wind Slowed to a Breeze? Feds to Make New Projects Shoulder 90% to 100% of Transmission Upgrade Costs
James J. Bertrand, Nathan E. Endrud, Jonathan W. Gottlieb, Steven A. Weiler, November 5, 2009
Wind power and other renewable energy developers in the Midwest are now facing the very real possibility of significant interconnection cost increases that will likely make it more difficult to obtain financing for their projects. The cost increases are the result of an order issued on October 23,...

FERC Issues Landmark Order on Negotiated Rates for Merchant Transmission Projects
Steven A. Weiler, Marcia A. Stanford, March 12, 2009
On February 19, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved negotiated rates for two transmission projects that will deliver wind-generated electricity from Montana and Wyoming to customers in the southwestern United States.

FERC Allocates Revenue Sufficiency Guarantee Costs to Virtual Transactions in the Midwest ISO
Steven A. Weiler, Brian M. Meloy, Marcia A. Stanford, October 17, 2009
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued four orders addressing the methodology for allocating costs attributable to the Revenue Sufficiency Guarantee (RSG) as set for the in the tariff of the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO).