Michael Blackwell

Jul 8, 2024 | law360.com | Michael Blackwell

By Michael Blackwell (July 8, 2024, 5:25 PM EDT) -- The transition to a more diverse energy resource mix in the U.S. is well underway. Still, in many ways, clean energy goals remain a public policy abstraction that face a very challenging road before becoming a concrete reality.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.

Jun 18, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Michael Blackwell

FERC is directing the Regional Transmission Operators (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) to either show cause as to why their OATTs are just and reasonable or explain what changes they would make to remedy the concerns. The Order acknowledges and discusses the background of the issue, including FERC’s Order No. 2003, which established an interconnection pricing policy that allows RTOs/ISOs to propose alternative pricing mechanisms.

Jun 13, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Sylvia Bartell |Michael Blackwell |Corban Coffman

At its May 13, 2024 open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a groundbreaking final rule—Order No. 1920[1] —requiring public utilities to undertake new long-term regional transmission planning over a 20-year horizon and allocate the cost of selected transmission projects in a manner that corresponds to the benefits they provide.

Jun 13, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Sylvia Bartell |Michael Blackwell |Corban Coffman

The IIJA clarified that FERC may issue a siting permit to build a transmission facility in a national interest electric corridor (designated by the Department of Energy) if a State has (i) not made a decision on a siting application by one year after the application is filed or one year after the corridor is designated (whichever is longer), (ii) conditioned approval so that the facility does not reduce transmission capacity constraints or congestion or is not economically feasible, or (iii)...

Jun 2, 2024 | infotoday.com | Michael Blackwell |Carmi Parker |Brandi Scardilli

Vendors: For commercial reprints in print or digital form, contact LaShawn Fugate ([email protected]) Magazines > Computers in Libraries > June 2024 Back Index Forward FEATURE The State of Digital Content in Public Libraries by Michael Blackwell and Carmi Parker Libraries are generally unable to make a shift to primarily digital holdings even as the number of patrons who want digital comes to rival or even exceed the number of patrons who want print. While the relationship between public...