FERC Moves Forward on Transmission Planning/Cost Allocation Reform
U.S. Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources Alert
By: Ruta K. Skucas, Kimberly B. Frank, Jennifer L. Mersing
At its open meeting on 21 April 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in response to its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation and Generator Interconnection (Docket No. RM21-17). Commissioner Mark Christie and Commissioner Willie Phillips entered separate concurrences, while Commissioner James Danly dissented. According to the open meeting, the NOPR proposes to reform, pursuant to Federal Power Act Section 206, FERC’s electric regional transmission planning and cost allocation requirements. If enacted, the NOPR’s reforms would require public utility transmission providers to…
For more information, please contact our Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources lawyers or visit our practice page.