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Load Growth And The Demand Side Revolution
Foley Hoag LLP are most popular: within Tax topic(s) Trillions of dollars of AI capital are chasing roughly 100 gigawatts (“GW”) of electric power, and the nation’s electric-sector regulators – the policymakers at the federal and state levels, as well as the administrators of the various RTOs/ISOs – have a critical role to play in helping them secure it.
TerraPower Successfully Navigates The NRC Permitting Process
Foley Hoag LLP are most popular: within Antitrust/Competition Law and Immigration topic(s) On March 4, 2026, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC" or the "Commission") unanimously voted to issue a construction permit to a subsidiary of TerraPower, LLC ("TerraPower"), authorizing the company to construct the Natrium reactor project in Kemmerer, Wyoming (see the NRC press release here).
30 Years Of New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable
Foley Hoag LLP are most popular: within Media, Telecoms, IT and Entertainment topic(s) On December 5, 2025, Foley Hoag hosted the 30th Anniversary of the New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable (“Roundtable”), convening leading regulators, executives, and policy experts in the region's electric power industry to reflect on three decades of market evolution and to chart its future.
FERC To Rule On ISO New England's Interconnection Reforms This Week
Yesterday, FERC signaled that it will rule on ISO New England's proposed interconnection reforms this week—on or before Friday, April 4. In May 2024, ISO New England filed proposed tariff revisions at FERC in response to the Commission's Order No. 2023 (issued in July 2023 and affirmed on rehearing in March 2024), a landmark ruling requiring the nation's transmission providers to modernize their processes for interconnecting new generating capacity.
Climate Law Matters: Energy & Climate Newsletter - March 2025
The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act ("IRA") and Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill ("BIL") during the Biden administration marked a sea change for the clean energy transition in the United States. These landmark laws – through innovative direct funding mechanisms and tax policy – promised to accelerate the adoption of clean energy sources, boost resiliency, reduce carbon emissions, reinvigorate domestic manufacturing and create jobs for a sustainable future.
New York's Bulk Energy Storage Procurements To Commence In June 2025
FH Foley Hoag LLP More Foley Hoag provides innovative, strategic legal services to public, private and government clients. We have premier capabilities in the life sciences, healthcare, technology, energy, professional services and private funds fields, and in cross-border disputes. The diverse experiences of our lawyers contribute to the exceptional senior-level service we deliver to clients.
Coming Soon? Rules For Co-Locating Data Centers And Generators In PJM
Some of the biggest questions—and opportunities—facing the electric power sector in 2025 revolve around data centers and how to power them. The U.S. Department of Energy projects that the share of the nation's electricity consumed by data centers will skyrocket from 4.4% in 2023 to 12% in 2028.
"Exigent Circumstances:" ISO-NE And The NYISO Scramble To React As An Electricity Trade War Heats Up At The U.S.-Canada Border
U.S. grid operators and policymakers are rushing to prepare for the Trump Administration's threatened tariffs on imported Canadian electricity and the Canadian reaction, an unprecedented state of affairs disrupting one of the most integrated international electric grids in the world. As Ben Storrow wrote for E&E News, "Electricity has not traditionally been subject to tariffs.
ORES Releases Draft Siting Rules For Major Renewable And Transmission Projects In New York State
On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission ("ORES") issued its much-anticipated draft regulations concerning the environmental review, permitting, and siting of major renewable energy facilities and major electric transmission facilities in New York State.
With Federal Support Uncertain, New York Executes Plan For Six Gigawatts Of Energy Storage By 2030
After years of regulatory proceedings and planning, and following the New York Public Service Commission (the "PSC")'s June 2024 Order Establishing Updated Energy Storage Goal and Deployment Policy (the "June 2024 Order"), New York is on the precipice of launching its redesigned bulk battery energy storage program to deploy six gigawatts ("GW") of projects by 2030.
New York State Solicits Comments On The Proposed Scope Of The 2025 State Energy Plan
FH Foley Hoag LLP More Foley Hoag provides innovative, strategic legal services to public, private and government clients. We have premier capabilities in the life sciences, healthcare, technology, energy, professional services and private funds fields, and in cross-border disputes. The diverse experiences of our lawyers contribute to the exceptional senior-level service we deliver to clients.
NYPA Releases Draft Renewables Strategic Plan, Invites Collaboration With Private Developers
On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, the New York Power Authority ("NYPA") released its draft 2025 Renewables Strategic Plan (the "Draft Plan") and invited public comment. The 2023-24 New York State budget granted NYPA expanded authority to plan and develop renewable energy projects to achieve state decarbonization goals and ensure adequate and reliable power supply in the State.
FERC Wholesale Distribution Service Tariffs For Energy-Storage Facilities Are In The Works For The Northeast
As energy storage facilities ("ESFs") are developed and deployed in the Northeast, questions about how ESFs will be charged for use of the electric distribution system while participating in wholesale markets have become increasingly pressing. In the current regulatory paradigm, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") has jurisdiction over wholesale transactions, such as transmission service, while states have jurisdiction over retail sales.
FERC Wholesale Distribution Service Tariffs For Energy-Storage Facilities Are In The Works For The Northeast
As energy storage facilities ("ESFs") are developed and deployed in the Northeast, questions about how ESFs will be charged for use of the electric distribution system while participating in wholesale markets have become increasingly pressing. In the current regulatory paradigm, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") has jurisdiction over wholesale transactions, such as transmission service, while states have jurisdiction over retail sales.
FERC Wholesale Distribution Service Tariffs For Energy-Storage Facilities Are In The Works For The Northeast | JD Supra
As energy storage facilities (“ESFs”) are developed and deployed in the Northeast, questions about how ESFs will be charged for use of the electric distribution system while participating in wholesale markets have become increasingly pressing. In the current regulatory paradigm, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) has jurisdiction over wholesale transactions, such as transmission service, while states have jurisdiction over retail sales.
FERC May 2024 Open Meeting Preview
It's a busy time for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the "Commission" or "FERC"). In March 2024, FERC issued Order No. 2023-A upholding its major generator interconnection reform order, Order No. 2023. FERC followed that major ruling with two other big actions just six weeks later, issuing two landmark orders—Order No. 1920 (pertaining to long-term transmission planning) and Order No. 1977 (FERC's backstop transmission siting procedures)—on May 13, 2024, at a special open meeting.
FERC May 2024 Open Meeting Preview | JD Supra
It’s a busy time for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the “Commission” or “FERC”). In March 2024, FERC issued Order No. 2023-A upholding its major generator interconnection reform order, Order No. 2023. FERC followed that major ruling with two other big actions just six weeks later, issuing two landmark orders—Order No. 1920 (pertaining to long-term transmission planning) and Order No. 1977 (FERC’s backstop transmission siting procedures)—on May 13, 2024, at a special open meeting.
Order No. 1920: A Guide To FERC's Landmark Transmission Planning Order
At a special Open Meeting held May 13, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("Commission" or "FERC") issued a long-awaited order on regional transmission planning and cost allocation: Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation, Order No. 1920, 187 FERC ¶ 61,068 (2024) ("Order No. 1920" or the "Final Rule"). The Final Rule comes approximately 13 years after Order No. 1000, the Commission's last major transmission reform directive.
U.S. Department Of Energy Releases Preliminary List Of Potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors
On May 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") released a preliminary list of potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors ("NIETCs"), representing another step forward in DOE's efforts to effectuate statutory powers designed to accelerate the development of electric transmission infrastructure across the country.
U.S. Department of Energy Releases Preliminary List of Potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors | JD Supra
On May 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) released a preliminary list of potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (“NIETCs”), representing another step forward in DOE’s efforts to effectuate statutory powers designed to accelerate the development of electric transmission infrastructure across the country.
U.S. Department Of Energy Issues Final Transmission Permitting Rule, Announces $331 Million Transmission Facilitation Program Award
On Thursday, April 25, 2024, the Department of Energy ("DOE") issued a new Final Rule concerning federal environmental review and permitting processes for certain electric transmission infrastructure projects ("Final Rule").
U.S. Department of Energy Issues Final Transmission Permitting Rule, Announces $331 Million Transmission Facilitation Program Award | JD Supra
On Thursday, April 25, 2024, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued a new Final Rule concerning federal environmental review and permitting processes for certain electric transmission infrastructure projects (“Final Rule”).
FERC April 2024 Open Meeting And May 2024 Open Meeting Preview
* We have updated this alert to correct errors in our original post in its description of the subject matter at issue in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Docket No. ER24-340.
FERC April 2024 Open Meeting and May 2024 Open Meeting Preview | JD Supra
* We have updated this alert to correct errors in our original post in its description of the subject matter at issue in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Docket No. ER24-340.
NEPOOL Set To Approve New Long-Term Transmission Planning Process For New England
As soon as tomorrow (Thursday, April 4, 2024), New England could have a new long-term transmission planning process—and one that puts the states in the driver's seat.
NEPOOL Set to Approve New Long-Term Transmission Planning Process for New England | JD Supra
As soon as tomorrow (Thursday, April 4, 2024), New England could have a new long-term transmission planning process—and one that puts the states in the driver’s seat.
NYISO Pushes Back Anticipated Compliance, Cluster Study Dates After FERC Order No. 2023-A
Interconnection reform is coming to New York State—right on (a slightly revised) schedule. In response to the issuance of a rehearing and clarification order on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") Order No. 2023 ("Order No. 2023") in late March, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
NYISO Pushes Back Anticipated Compliance, Cluster Study Dates After FERC Order No. 2023-A | JD Supra
Interconnection reform is coming to New York State—right on (a slightly revised) schedule. In response to the issuance of a rehearing and clarification order on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) Order No. 2023 (“Order No. 2023”) in late March, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
More Federal-State Collaboration At FERC: The Commission Establishes The Federal And State Current Issues Collaborative
At FERC's March 2024 Open Meeting, the Commissioners announced a new cooperative effort between FERC and the states: the Federal and State Current Issues Collaborative ("Current Issues Collaborative"). Since June 2021, FERC has convened a Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission ("Task Force"), with representatives from ten states advising the Commissioners on matters related to transmission planning, siting, cost allocation, and oversight.
New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable Meeting Summary: Wholesale Markets And The Clean-Energy Transition - Oil, Gas & Electricity - UK
On March 22, 2024, Foley Hoag hosted the latest gathering of the New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable. The Roundtable, which has been meeting regularly since 1995, was originally organized to contemplate the changes wrought by the restructuring of the electric power industry. Nearly three decades later, the Roundtable continues to feature leading industry thinkers, regulators, policymakers, and businesspeople from across the Northeast and across the country.
New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable Meeting Summary: Wholesale Markets and the Clean-Energy Transition | JD Supra
On March 22, 2024, Foley Hoag hosted the latest gathering of the New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable. The Roundtable, which has been meeting regularly since 1995, was originally organized to contemplate the changes wrought by the restructuring of the electric power industry. Nearly three decades later, the Roundtable continues to feature leading industry thinkers, regulators, policymakers, and businesspeople from across the Northeast and across the country.
Energy Storage Sands Continue To Shift At Last NYISO Task Force Meeting Before Order No. 2023 Compliance Filing - Energy Law - United States
On Friday, March 15, 2024, the NYISO hosted what is expected to be the last of its Interconnection Issues Task Force ("IITF") meetings before making its FERC Order No. 2023 compliance filing on April 3, and it was clear that issues remain, in particular, concerning the treatment of energy storage resources.
More Federal-State Collaboration at FERC: The Commission Establishes the Federal and State Current Issues Collaborative | JD Supra
At FERC’s March 2024 Open Meeting, the Commissioners announced a new cooperative effort between FERC and the states: the Federal and State Current Issues Collaborative (“Current Issues Collaborative”). Since June 2021, FERC has convened a Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission (“Task Force”), with representatives from ten states advising the Commissioners on matters related to transmission planning, siting, cost allocation, and oversight.
Energy Storage Sands Continue to Shift at Last NYISO Task Force Meeting Before Order No. 2023 Compliance Filing | JD Supra
On Friday, March 15, 2024, the NYISO hosted what is expected to be the last of its Interconnection Issues Task Force (“IITF”) meetings before making its FERC Order No. 2023 compliance filing on April 3, and it was clear that issues remain, in particular, concerning the treatment of energy storage resources.
New York's Inflation Reduction Act
The New York Public Service Commission ("PSC") is considering recommendations by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ("NYSERDA") to use existing NY-Sun Program funding to deploy distributed solar generation beyond the state's current 10-gigawatt ("GW") goal.
Unpacking Recent FERC Orders On Transmission Rate Incentives: A Download For Developers - Energy Law - United States
Recently, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or the "Commission") has issued two Orders regarding transmission projects' requests for transmission rate incentives. The pair of rulings, each of which includes a concurrence penned by Commissioner Mark Christie, hint at just how favorably FERC will regard transmission developers' efforts to ratchet up returns on equity ("ROE") and allocate costs to load—and where they'll draw the line.
U.S. Department Of Energy Announces A Second Solicitation For The Transmission Facilitation Program - Renewables - United States
The Transmission Facilitation Program ("TFP"), a federal clean-energy initiative arising out of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that aims to enhance the capacity, resiliency, and reliability of the nation's bulk power grid, is seeking applications for funding once again. On February 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") announced a Request for Proposals ("RFP") for the second round of the TFP.
New York’s Inflation Reduction Act “Surplus” and How to Expand Distributed Solar Beyond 10 Gigawatts | JD Supra
The New York Public Service Commission (“PSC”) is considering recommendations by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”) to use existing NY-Sun Program funding to deploy distributed solar generation beyond the state’s current 10-gigawatt (“GW”) goal.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces a Second Solicitation for the Transmission Facilitation Program | JD Supra
The Transmission Facilitation Program (“TFP”), a federal clean-energy initiative arising out of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that aims to enhance the capacity, resiliency, and reliability of the nation’s bulk power grid, is seeking applications for funding once again. On February 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) announced a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the second round of the TFP.
Unpacking Recent FERC Orders on Transmission Rate Incentives: A Download for Developers | JD Supra
Recently, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) has issued two Orders regarding transmission projects’ requests for transmission rate incentives. The pair of rulings, each of which includes a concurrence penned by Commissioner Mark Christie, hint at just how favorably FERC will regard transmission developers’ efforts to ratchet up returns on equity (“ROE”) and allocate costs to load—and where they’ll draw the line.
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