Article(s) published by this organization: 101
 | Texas PUC Defends Decision that Wind Developer Cannot Provide Firm Power
Troutman Sanders LLP; November 3, 2009, previously published on November 2, 2009 On October 22, 2009, the Public Utility Commission of Texas ("PUCT" or "Texas Commission") asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or the "Commission") to dismiss an enforcement petition from six wind power developers, stating that the... |
| FERC Reviews NERC Budget, Voices Concern about Staffing Levels
Troutman Sanders LLP; November 3, 2009, previously published on October 26, 2009 On October 15, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or the "Commission") conditionally accepted the 2010 business plan and budget for the North American Electric Reliability Organization ("NERC"), the regional reliability entities and the Western... |
| PJM Approves $1.4 Billion Transmission Upgrade Plan
Troutman Sanders LLP; November 3, 2009, previously published on October 26, 2009 On October 15, 2009 the PJM Interconnection ("PJM") Board approved an additional $1.4 billion in electric transmission grid upgrades and enhancements. This brings PJM's total investment in their Regional Transmission Expansion Planning ("RTEP") process since 2000 to $14.7... |
| Nine Agencies Sign MOU to Expedite Transmission Siting on Federal Lands
Troutman Sanders LLP; November 3, 2009, previously published on November 2, 2009 On October 28, 2009, the Obama Administration released a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") signed by nine agencies to streamline and expedite the siting and construction of electric transmission lines on federal land. The MOU was signed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission... |
| FERC Denies Rehearing on New York Transmission Cost Allocation Rules
Troutman Sanders LLP; November 3, 2009, previously published on October 26, 2009 On October 15, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or the "Commission") denied New York Regional Interconnect, Inc.'s ("NYRI") request for rehearing of FERC's Order on Rehearing, which affirmed its acceptance of the New York Independent System... |
| FERC Approves New Cost Allocation Plan for Midwest ISO
Troutman Sanders LLP; November 3, 2009, previously published on November 2, 2009 On October 23, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or the "Commission) approved an interim Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. ("Midwest ISO") Open Access Transmission, Energy and Operating Reserve Markets Tariff ("Tariff")... |
| FERC Proposes Changes to Qualifying Facility Rules
Troutman Sanders LLP; November 3, 2009, previously published on October 26, 2009 On October 15, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or "the Commission") issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise the criteria and procedures for existing or proposed small power production or cogeneration facilities seeking Qualifying Facility... |
| Federal Court Rules That Red Flags Rule Does Not Cover Lawyers and FTC Extends Red Flags Deadline until June 1, 2010
David Neal Anthony, Paige S. Fitzgerald; Troutman Sanders LLP; November 3, 2009, previously published on November 2, 2009 On October 29, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of the American Bar Association on its lawsuit challenging the applicability of the Red Flags Rule to the legal profession. The court granted the ABA's request for an injunction and issued a declaratory... |
| Obama Administration Awards Smart Grid Grants
Troutman Sanders LLP; November 3, 2009, previously published on November 2, 2009 On Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced the award of $3.4 billion in the Department of Energy's Smart Grid Investment Grant program to a list of one hundred companies and communities in forty-nine states in an effort to modernize the electricity grid. The private industry matching funds... |
| Railroads and Coal Shipper Association respond to Petition for Declaratory Order on BNSF Coal Dust Mitigation Measures
Christopher A. Abel, Michael H. Higgins, Charles A. Hunnicutt; Troutman Sanders LLP; November 3, 2009, previously published on October 26, 2009 Last week, BNSF Railway Company ("BNSF"), Union Pacific Railroad Corporation ("UPRR"), and the Western Coal Traffic League ("WCTL") responded to a petition filed on October 2nd by Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation ("AECC"), which requested that the... |
