Sylvia Bartell

Sep 18, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Sylvia Bartell

Specifically, NERC has expanded the Generator Owner (“GO”) and Generator Operator (“GOP”) registration functions to include new subcategories, called Category 2 Generator Owners (“Category 2 GOs”) and Category 2 Generator Operators (“Category 2 GOPs”).

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)...

Apr 19, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Sylvia Bartell

To proactively prepare for FERC’s potential acceptance of NERC’s proposal and future compliance obligations, we recommend that renewable energy and battery storage developers, owners, and operators take the following steps: Analyze all currently operating projects that are not registered with NERC as a GO or GOP to determine if any will be required to register with NERC as Category 2 GO or Category 2 GOP; Analyze development-stage projects to determine if any will be required to register with...

Apr 19, 2024 | lexblog.com | Sylvia Bartell

NERC recently filed rule changes with FERC that propose to significantly expand NERC registration and compliance requirements to inverter based resources, such as renewable energy and battery facilities, that historically were too small to be subject to such requirements.  NERC’s proposed rule changes are one of the latest developments in NERC’s multi-year effort to address the “reliability gap” associated with these types of resources.