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July 26, 2010  Washington Energy Report - July 26
July 19, 2010  Washington Energy Report - July 19
July 12, 2010  Washington Energy Report - July 12
July 6, 2010  Washington Energy Report - July 6
June 28, 2010  Washington Energy Report - June 28
June 28, 2010  Treasury Cash Grant: When “Construction Begins”
June 21, 2010  Washington Energy Report - June 21
June 14, 2010  Washington Energy Report - June 14
June 7, 2010  Washington Energy Report - June 7
June 1, 2010  Washington Energy Report - June 1
May 24, 2010  Washington Energy Report - May 24
May 18, 2010  Erving Industries, Inc.: The Sale of Electricity May Be Entitled to a Priority Claim Under Section 503(b)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code
May 17, 2010  Washington Energy Report - May 17
May 13, 2010  Senators Kerry and Lieberman Present New Climate Bill
May 10, 2010  Washington Energy Report - May 10
May 3, 2010  Washington Energy Report - May 3
April 26, 2010  Washington Energy Report - April 26
April 19, 2010  Washington Energy Report - April 19
April 15, 2010  FERC’s Recent Order Regarding QF Filing Requirements and Additional Implications
April 14, 2010  “Economic Substance” and Renewable Energy Financing
April 12, 2010  Washington Energy Report - April 12
April 5, 2010  Washington Energy Report - April 5
April 2, 2010  It’s Official: EPA Is Now Regulating GHGs Under Clean Air Act
March 29, 2010  DOE, DOI, and Army Corps Sign MOU on Hydropower
March 29, 2010  Washington Energy Report - March 29
March 22, 2010  Washington Energy Report - March 22
March 15, 2010  Washington Energy Report - March 15
March 1, 2010  Washington Energy Report - March 1
February 24, 2010  DOJ Settlement with Keyspan Illustrates How Antitrust Enforcement May Supplement FERC Market Manipulation Authority
February 22, 2010  Washington Energy Report - February 22
February 16, 2010  Washington Energy Report - February 16
February 8, 2010  Washington Energy Report - February 8
February 5, 2010  SEC Publishes Interpretive Guidance on Disclosure Requirements Relating to Climate Change
February 1, 2010  Washington Energy Report - February 1
February 1, 2010  Public Utility Disclosure of Impending Regulatory Changes for Coal Ash By Product Storage
January 27, 2010  SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance on Current Disclosure Requirements Concerning Matters Relating to Climate Change
January 25, 2010  Washington Energy Report - January 25
January 18, 2010  Washington Energy Report - January 18
January 11, 2010  Washington Energy Report - January 11
December 21, 2009  Washington Energy Report - December 21
December 18, 2009  The Path Forward for Public Energy Companies Facing Changed Proxy Rules
December 17, 2009  Department of Energy Announced Final Rules Reversing Position on First Lien Requirement of Section 1702 for Section 1703 Loan Guarantees
December 14, 2009  Washington Energy Report - December 14
December 7, 2009  EPA Issues Climate Change Endangerment Finding
December 7, 2009  Washington Energy Report - December 7
November 23, 2009  Washington Energy Report - November 23
November 16, 2009  Washington Energy Report
November 9, 2009  Washington Energy Report
November 2, 2009  Washington Energy Report
October 29, 2009  SEC Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14E (CF) Executive Summary
October 28, 2009  DOE Smart Grid Recovery Act Grants: Preparing For Award Requirements
October 26, 2009  Washington Energy Report
October 19, 2009  Washington Energy Report
October 19, 2009  Fifth Circuit Allows Climate Change Nuisance Lawsuit to Proceed
October 16, 2009  California Federal Court Dismisses Global Warming Common Law Nuisance Lawsuit
October 12, 2009  Washington Energy Report
October 8, 2009  The Department of Energy Announces Private Sector Lender Partnership Program
October 5, 2009  Washington Energy Report
October 1, 2009  Two New Proposals from EPA on Greenhouse Gas Regulations
September 28, 2009  Washington Energy Report
September 23, 2009  Second Circuit Permits “Public Nuisance” Lawsuit to Address
September 21, 2009  Washington Energy Report - September 21, 2009
September 14, 2009  Washington Energy Report
August 17, 2009  Applications Open for Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit
August 7, 2009  Department of Energy Seeks to Reverse Position on First Lien Requirement of Section 1702
August 4, 2009  Department of Energy Issues Two Loan Guarantee Solicitation Announcements
August 3, 2009  Treasury Accepting Applications for Grants In Lieu of Tax Credits
July 31, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Commissioner Kelly Renominated for Third Term (2) Entergy Moves Closer to Joining SPP (3) FERC Decision to Deny Intervention of License Amendment Upheld by 9th Circuit (4) FERC Staff, Amaranth Agree to New Settlement in Enforcement CaseWashington Energy Report
July 29, 2009  Utilities and Renewable Energy: To Buy or to BuildLaw360
July 24, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Exempts Small Utilities from Demand Response Rule (2) FERC Finds No Market Manipulation in Lake Erie Loop Flow Problem (3) FERC Rejects PJM's Method of Assessing Seldom-Run Resources (4) WAPA May Join LS Power as Partner to 500 kV Idaho-Nevada LineWashington Energy Report
July 21, 2009  Washington Energy Report: (1) Senate Proposal to Grant Regulatory Authority to CFTC on Carbon Market Trading (2) NERC Proposes Fines for Reliability Standard Violations (3) DOE Takes another Step toward FutureGen Project and CCS (4) Merchant Generator Requests Maryland PSC to Order ContractsWashington Energy Report
July 10, 2009  Treasury and DOE Release Guidance on Applying for Grants in Lieu of Tax Credits
July 10, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Appeals Court Upholds FERC Decision on NE Capacity Market Authority (2) EPA Grants California Request to Implement Greenhouse Gas Regulations on Autos (3) NASUCA Recommends New RTO/ISO Governing Structures (4) Georgia Appellate Court Overrules Trial Court Decision to Regulate CO2Washington Energy Report
July 1, 2009  House Passes Energy Bill with Climate Language
June 26, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Expanded Waxman-Markey Climate Bill Scheduled for House Floor Vote Today (2) Update on Transportation Legislation in the 111th Congress (3) FERC Accepts Southwest Power Pool’s Funding Proposal to Integrate Wind Resources (4) FERC Releases Assessment on State-by-State Demand Response PotentialWashington Energy Report
June 12, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) President Obama to Nominate John Norris for Commissioner at FERC (2) Rep. Markey Questions FERC Chairman on Incentive-Based Rates, Requests Report (3) Senate Energy Committee Approves Expansion of Oil and Gas Leasing in Gulf (4) FERC Approves Incentives for MAPP Project (5) FERC and Washington State Sign a MOU for Hydrokinetic Energy ProjectsWashington Energy Report
June 5, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Holds Workshop on Pipeline Siting and Stakeholder Involvement (2) Ohio PUC Considers Forming Its Own Transmission Organization (3) Department of Energy Announces (4) $256 Million Investment to Improve the Energy Efficiency of the American Economy (5) FERC Releases Summer State of the Market ReportWashington Energy Report
May 29, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Grants Declaratory Relief for the Funding of a Major Transmission Line between New England and Quebec (2) Bingaman’s Proposed Pieces of Legislation on RES and Cyber Security Progressing (3) DOE Announces Significant Increase in Funding for Smart Grid ProjectsWashington Energy Report
May 22, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Announces Regional Planning Meetings to Focus on nterregional Challenges (2) Obama Proposes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standard for Cars and Trucks (3) Request for Additional Comments on Smart Grid Policy (4) NYISO to Treat Wind as Flexible ResourceWashington Energy Report
May 15, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Amendment Limits Broad Cost Allocation Provision in Bingaman’s Transmission Bill (2) Waxman, House Energy Democrats Revise Energy Bill for Committee Mark-Up (3) NERC Makes Cyber Security Standards More Stringent by Taking Away “Reasonable Business Judgment” (4) FERC Refuses to Intervene in Dispute Over Allocation of Payments to Retail Customers (5) FTC Issues “Fighting Fraud with the Red Flags Rule: A How-To Guide for Business”Washington Energy Report
May 8, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) New Bingaman Draft Scales Back Federal Siting Proposal (2) FERC Releases Audit Reports of NYISO and SPP (3) Aquila Leaves MISO to Join SPP (4) Kelliher Accepts Position at FPLWashington Energy Report
May 7, 2009  Secretary Salazar Pledges to Expedite Approval of Renewable Energy Projects and Transmission Projects on Public Lands
May 1, 2009  Washington Energy Report- (1) Bingaman Releases New Transmission Siting Draft (2) The Endangered Species Act – The New Climate Change Battleground (3) Governor Perdue Signs the Georgia Nuclear Energy Financing Act (4) MMS Publishes Final Rules for Offshore Renewable Energy (5) Supreme Court to Hear Case on Power Rate Challenges (6) FTC to Delay Enforcement of Red Flags Rule Until August 1, 2009Washington Energy Report
April 30, 2009  Changes Create New Project Finance Rules
April 24, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Waxman-Markey Climate Bill Heads Into Hearings (2) Connecticut AG Seeks $86 Million Refund, Closure of ISO-NE Loophole (3) Wellinghoff: Current and Continued Developments May Significantly Decrease Baseload Capacity Needs (4) FERC Releases State of the Markets Report (5) The United States and Mexico Announce Plans to Work Together on Clean Energy and Climate ChangeWashington Energy Report
April 22, 2009  Troutman Transmission Monthly - April 2009
April 22, 2009  New Super Highway Transmission Projects Waiting on Reforms
April 22, 2009  “Anchor Shipper” Model Offers New Way Forward for Merchant Electric Transmission
April 22, 2009  Political Consensus Building for Expanding Federal Transmission Siting Authority
April 22, 2009  The Brief History of Mandatory Reliability Standards
April 20, 2009  FTC Issues Guidance on Red Flags Rule to Utility Companies
April 17, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) EPA Announces Proposed “Endangerment Finding” (2) FERC Chairman Wellinghoff Announces Priorities, New Office, and Key Staff Changes (3) NERC: Significant Changes Necessary to Reliably Integrate High Levels of Variable Resources (4) NERC Reacts to Grid Cyber Security ThreatsWashington Energy Report
April 10, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Senator Nelson Releases Energy Bill (2) FERC Seeks En Banc Hearing on Transmission Siting Authority (3) PJM Complaint of Market Manipulation Denied (4) $2 Billion New York Transmission Plan Canceled after FERC OrderWashington Energy Report
April 3, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Waxman and Markey File Draft Energy and Climate Change Legislation (2) Senators Dorgan and Voinovich Introduce Energy Bill (3) Supreme Court Rules on Cooling Water Intake Structures (4) PJM Reliability Pricing Model Conditionally Approved by FERCWashington Energy Report
March 27, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Clarifies ATC Consistency Requirements in Order No. 890-C (2) D.C. Circuit Upholds EPA’s Exception Events Rule (3) FERC Proposes to Approve Six Reliability Standards on Available Transfer Capability (4) EPA’s Endangerment Finding Under Review at the White House Office of Management and Budget (5) Senator Cantwell Introduces Legislation to Boost FERC Market AuthorityWashington Energy Report
March 20, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Wellinghoff Named Permanent Chair of FERC, Kelly Re-nominated (2) FERC and Department of Interior Agreement for Offshore Wind Projects (3) FERC Requests Comments on Proposed Policy Statement on Smart Grid Development (4) FERC Relicensing of Niagara Power Project Upheld by DC Circuit (5) Texas Lawmakers Seek to Revamp the State’s Deregulated Power MarketsWashington Energy Report
March 16, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Kelliher Resigns from the Commission (2) Bingaman Sheds Light on Transmission Siting Proposal (3) Chairman Wellinghoff Testifies Before Senate on Transmission (4) EPA Proposes Nationwide Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5) EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding May Be Issued as EarlyWashington Energy Report
March 9, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Senator Reid Introduces Bill to Give FERC Additional Backstop Siting Authority for Transmission (2) FERC Holds Conference on Connecting Renewables to the Grid (3) FERC Settles Oasis Pipeline Case (4) President Issues Memo Ordering Reconsideration of Regulations Limiting Impact of Polar Bear Listing (5) Maryland Legislature Considers Proposal to Re-Regulate Electricity Market (6) FERC Accepts California ISO’s Exceptional Dispatch MechanismWashington Energy Report
March 2, 2009  Washington Energy Report - FERC Overturned for “Retroactively” Changing Rates (2) Cap-and-Trade Auction Revenues Included in Administration Budget (3) D.C. Circuit Overturns Fine Particle Standard; Rejects Challenges to Coarse Particle Standard (4) APPA Releases Plan to Restructure RTOs (5) NRC Requires Reactors to withstand Airplane Crashes (6) FERC Upholds PJM Supplier Test Decision but Requests Modifications (7) Upcoming EventsWashington Energy Report
March 2, 2009  Monetizing US Tax Credits in Solar Project Finance
February 23, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Court Overturns FERC on Backstop Siting Authority (2) FERC Approves New “Anchor” Customer Model for Merchant Transmission (3) FERC Rejects Settlement with Amaranth (4) EPA to Reconsider Clean Air Act Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5) Upcoming EventsWashington Energy Report
February 17, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Stimulus Bill Nearly Complete (2) Plan Estimates $80 Billion Needed to Bring Wind Power to Eastern US (3) FERC Refuses to Order ISO-NE to Modify its OATT (4) FERC Approves Plan to Better Integrate ISO-NE Interconnection Queue and Forward Capacity MarketWashington Energy Report
February 9, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Okays Duquesne’s Plan to Stay at PJM (2) Lawsuit Challenges New York’s Participation in RGGI (3) FPL Hopes to Settle Investigation into 2008 Blackout with FERC (4) FPL Hopes to Settle Investigation into 2008 Blackout with FERC (5) New Administration Takes Over New Source ReviewWashington Energy Report
February 2, 2009  Turnkey Nuclear Power Plant EPC Agreements:
February 2, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Wellinghoff Named Acting FERC Chairman (2) House Approves Stimulus Bill; Senate Version in Final Stages Before Vote (3) FERC Wins Battle Against Connecticut Attorney General (4) FERC Allows SoCal Edison to Collect Late-Billed Costs (5) Obama Orders Reconsideration of EPA’s California Waiver Decision (6) Senate Environment Committee Calls for GHG Regulation Under Existing CAA AuthorityWashington Energy Report
January 23, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Approves LNG Project by 4-1 Vote (2) House Proposes to Give Billions to Support Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Grid Upgrades; Senate Unveils Own Proposal (3) FERC Says Intermittent Solar Facility Fit to be QF (4) Nation’s Largest Low-Level Waste Radioactive Waste Site to Be Built in West TexasWashington Energy Report
January 16, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Obama Designees Give Sneak Peak at New Agenda (2) FERC Offers Advice on Conducting Compliance Audits (3) DC Circuit Agrees with FERC’s Interpretation of “Markets” under PURPA (4) EPA Issues Final Rule on NSR Aggregation (5) FERC Rules on First ROE under 2008 Policy Statement, Rejects Contested Kern River Settlement (6) Federal Judge Rules TVA Plants Are A Nuisance (7) Edison Electric Institue Unveils Recommendations on Climate LegislationWashington Energy Report
January 9, 2009  Washington Energy Report - (1) Vacatur Reversed, CAIR Begins (2) Kelliher Steps Down as Chairman of FERC (3) Environmental Groups Quickly Ask EPA to Reconsider CO2 Policy (4) SPP & ERCOT Report on Entergy Texas Integration (5) Congressman Markey to Chair New Subcommittee on Energy and Environment (6) Environmentalists Submit Green Report to Obama Transition Team (7) NM AG Hopes New Administration Will Bring Fair Hearing to Desert RockWashington Energy Report
December 22, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) Change of Plans, Duquesne Stays in PJM (2) FERC Approves Final Part of MISO’s Ancillary Services Market Plan (3) First Hydrokinetic Device at an Existing Hydroelectric Project Approved (4) Obama Picks Nobel Prize Winner Steven Chu to be Energy Secretary (5) EPA Headquarters Responds to the EAB Deseret Decision on Utility CO2 Emissions (6) Utility Mercury Emissions the Subject of Yet More Litigation Against EPA (7) A Review of Ongoing Efforts to Permit New Coal-FireWashington Energy Report
December 15, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) Ninth Circuit Remands Western Contracts Case (2) FERC Denies Transmission Incentives for ComEd (3) DC Circuit Court of Appeals Overrules FERC in Headwaters Benefits Case (4) DOE Advisory Committee Reports on Smart Grid, Supply Adequacy & Energy Storage TechnologyWashington Energy Report
December 8, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Reaffirms Rule on Secondary Natural Gas Capacity Release Markets (2) PJM’s Controversial Supplier Test to Regulation Market Approved (3) Three Nebraska Utilities Join SPP (4) ERCOT Delays Implementation of Nodal Market and Doubles Estimated Cost (5) EPA Starts Long Process of Digesting Public Comments on Whether & How to Regulate Greenhouse Gases under Clean Air Act (6) District Court Orders Duke Energy to Complete MACT Analysis for HAPs from Cliffside Unit 6Washington Energy Report
November 21, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Clarifies PUHCA 2005 Requirements for Certain Investment Adviser Activities (2) ALJ Dismisses Largest Piece of FERC’s Affiliate Abuse Case Against Oasis (3) FERC Issues Final Rule to Improve Transparency in Interstate Natural Gas Markets (4) Waxman Becomes New Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce CommitteeWashington Energy Report
November 14, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) NERC Wants Reliability Concerns Incorporated in a National Climate Change Policy (2) Deseret Permit Remanded for Further Consideration of Limits on CO2 (3) FERC Allows Investment Companies to Increase Ownership in Electric Utilities (4) NYISO Wants to Make Interim Provisions that Mitigate Circuitous Scheduling Practices Permanent (5) Alliant Offers Two Coal-Fired Options for Wisconsin; PSC Rejects Both (6) Commission Announces Enforcement Settlement with ColumbiaWashington Energy Report
November 7, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) DC Circuit Upholds FERC Decision on Midwest ISO Cost Allocation Methodology (2) A Hope for CAIR? (3) FERC Unanimously Approves Transmission Incentives for PEPCO's Grid Expansion (4) FERC Releases 2008 Enforcement Report (5) Waxman Challenges Dingell for Chairmanship of House Engergy CommitteeWashington Energy Report
October 31, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) Reliability Payments Plan from ISO-NE Accepted by FERC (2) FERC Could Head Carbon Trading Under House Plan (3) FERC Imposes Civil Penalties on Enbridge and Integrys (4) FERC Approves New York ISO’s Transmission Planning ProcessWashington Energy Report
October 24, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Approves Audit Report on Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. without Enforcing Civil Penalties (2) PJM Board Authorizes $1.8 Billion in Transmission Upgrades (3) FERC Approves Nuclear Interface Reliability Standard (4) FERC Conditionally Approves Final Component of MISO’s Plan to Serve Non-Members, But Suspends Plan for Five MonthsWashington Energy Report
October 17, 2008  Washington Energy Report (1) FERC Finalizes Rule to Strengthen Organized Wholesale Market Operations (2) FERC Announces New Policy Statement on Compliance (3) Final FERC Rule to Tighten Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers (4) FERC Asserts Jurisdiction on Outer Continental Shelf for Hydro Projects (5) FERC Accepts “Balanced Portfolio” Approach to Improve Market Operations for SPP (6) DC District Court Hears Argument on Motions to Dismiss Fuel Surcharge Class Action LawsuitsWashington Energy Report
October 3, 2008  Washington Energy Report (1) FERC Defends New England Transmission Incentives for RTEP Projects (2) GAO: FERC Could Take Additional Steps to Analyze RTO Benefits and Performance (3) GAO Reports Inexperience and Lack of Scheme Limits Carbon Capture and Storage Developments (4) FERC Revises Electric, Hydro Reporting Forms (5) The Surface Transportation Board Approves the Merger of CP Railway and the DM&E Railroad (6) Railroad Legislation WrapWashington Energy Report
October 3, 2008  Congress Extends Renewable Tax Credits in Wall Street Rescue Bill
September 26, 2008  Washington Energy Report (1) Senate Passes Renewable Tax Credits, But House Passes Different Version (2) FERC Issues E-Tariff Final Rule (3) Industry, EPA, and Environmentalists Ask Court to Reconsider CAIR (4) First CO2 Cap-And-Trade Auction Opens in U.S. (5) FERC Grants Incentives for New York Transmission LineWashington Energy Report
September 19, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Affirms and Clarifies Natural Gas Market Reporting Rule (2) Legislative Fix for Vacated Clean Air Interstate Rule Unlikely (3) Oral Arguments Heard on Particulate Matter Standards Challenge (4) FERC Authorizes First U.S. West Coast LNG Terminal (5) MidAmerican to Buy Constellation (6) Door Partially Opens for Nuclear Fuel and Technology Trade with India
September 12, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) Midwest ISO Delays Launch of Ancillary Services Market (2) Iberdrola Accepts New York PSC’s Terms for Energy East Deal (3) Congress Discusses Whether Or Not To CAIR (4) Dissents Continue for FERC Transmission Incentive RatesWashington Energy Report
September 5, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) States Appeal EPA’s Decision Not to Impose NSPS for Greenhouse Gasses on Oil Refineries (2) Eleventh Circuit Finds for EPA in Title V Petition Appeal: Sierra Club v. Johnson, (3) FERC Conditionally Accepts Midwest ISO’s Queue Reform Proposal (4) FERC Issues Order on Duquesne’s Revised Transfer Plan From PJM to Midwest ISO (5) Commissioner Wellinghoff Outlines Three Step Clean Energy PlanWashington Energy Report
August 22, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) D.C. Circuit Vacates EPA’s Monitoring Rule (2) Georgia Court of Appeals Accepts Review in Longleaf Case; Will Decide Whether Air Permit for Coal Station Must Evaluate CO2 Controls (3) FERC Refuses Arizona’s Request to Postpone Federal Corridor Proceeding (4) 2009 Commission Open Meeting Schedule Announced (5) China’s New Energy Regulator Begins OperationWashington Energy Report
August 15, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) Salt River Project: Another New Source Review Settlement (2) DOE Solicits Funding Applications For Round Three of Clean Coal Initiative (3) FERC Approves Gas Recovery Plan for Southern Star's Gas Leaks (4) Entergy Wrongly Terminated ConocoPhillips Transmission Service Reservations (5) West Virginia Governor Plans Transmission Line Tax (6) California PUC Predicts Utilities Will Miss Renewable Energy DeadlineWashington Energy Report
August 8, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) West Virginia Approves Allegheny (2) New Coal Plants Continue to Face Struggles, but Some May Be Winning (3) NRC Approves Entergy Spin-off of Nuclear Plants (4) Xcel Energy Violated FERC RulesWashington Energy Report
August 1, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) RGGI Auction Process Goes “Live” (2) D.C. Circuit Rules FERC Violated Mobile-Sierra Doctrine in Dominion Settlement (3) Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing Tackles the Grid (4) South Africa Looks to Diversify Its Electricity ResourcesWashington Energy Report
July 28, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) Texas Approves Multi-Billion Dollar Wind Power Project (2) FERC Approves NERC Standard Modifications; NERC Issues Six Point Plan For Cyber Threats (3) FERC Clarifies Cross-Subsidization and Blanket Authority Rules (4) Indian Government – and Nuclear Deal with U.S. – Survive Close No-Confidence VoteWashington Energy Report
July 18, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) EPA Proposes First Rule on Geologic Sequestration of CO2 (2) FERC Accepts Transmission (3) SO2 and NOx Allowance Trading Markets in Shambles in Wake of CAIR Decision (4) Senate Protect Funds for Original FutureGen ProjectWashington Energy Report
June 11, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) EPA Issues Climate Change Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2) Court of Appeals Overturns (3) FERC Holds Compliance Workshop (4) Georgia Court Decides to Regulate (5) FERC Hosts Technical Conference: Review of Wholesale Markets (6) MISO Proposes “First-ready, Approach to Interconnection Process (7) Senate Subcommittee Approves (8) British Columbia’s New Carbon TaxWashington Energy Report
June 27, 2008  Washington Energy Report (1) DOE Promotes CCS Technology with $1.3 Billion for New FutureGen Projects (2) Supreme Court Weighs in on Mobile-Sierra Doctrine (3) Commission Issues Second Order on Rehearing of Order No. 890 (4) Proposed DOT Regs to Tackle Distribution Pipeline Safety (5) Court Refuses to Compel EPA to Issue Climate Change Endangerment FindingWashington Energy Report
June 26, 2008  Morgan Stanley vs. Snohomish et al. Summary
June 25, 2008  Troutman Sanders Order No. 890-B Summary
June 20, 2008  Washington Energy Weekly Report (1) FERC Approves Final Rule to Enhance Competition in Secondary Natural Gas Capacity Release Markets (2) FERC Reaffirms OATT Rule (3) FERC Approves Reliability Standard Violation Security Levels (4) NYISO Amends Tariff to Accommodate More Wind (5) FERC Addresses Increasing Costs in Electricity Markets (6) G-8 Climate Change Action PlanWashington Energy Report
June 13, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Approves PJM Day-Ahead Scheduling Reserves Market, Capacity Export Charges and Deadline Extension to Use External Market Monitor (2) ERCOT Seeks to Lessen Price Volatility With New Congestion Rules (3) Campaign for Fair Electric Rates Launches Initiative to Reform Electricity MarketsWashington Energy Report
June 5, 2008  Washington Energy Weekly Report (1) SoCalEd Asks FERC to Invoke NIETC Backstop Authority (2) Fourth Circuit Says Anti-LNG Zoning Plan Not Part of Coastal Zone Management Plan (3) RPM Buyers File Complaint Challenging the Results of PJM’s Transition Capacity Auctions (4) FERC Approves REX-East Project (5) Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Bill Moves to Senate Floor (6) India Moves Forward on Climate Change Action PlanWashington Energy Weekly
May 23, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Hits Edison Mission With Large Civil Penalty (2) FERC Agrees With Maryland PSC Complaint Against PJM Price Cap Waivers (3) Kelliher Testifies on Cyber Security in the Nation’s Bulk Power System (4) Environmental Update (5) Lighting the Developing WorldWashington Energy Report
May 16, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Strengthens Enforcement Program (2) Polar Bear Listed as “Threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (3) House Committee Clears Energy Tax Credits Extension (4) FTC Suggests that FERC Consider Structural Unbundling (5) DOE Report Find that Wind Energy Could Account for 20 Percent of U.S. Electricity by 2030
May 9, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) DOE Lays Out New Plan to Replace FutureGen (2) Democrats Seek Windfall Tax on Oil Profits (3) D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds FERC Decision to Allow Cal-ISO Service Fees (4) Environmental Groups Move to Stop New Coal Plants Based on Mercury Emissions
May 2, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) Commission Testifies on the Adequacy of State and Federal Regulatory Structures for Governing Electric Utility Holding Companies (2) RTOs Buried in Interconnection Requests (3) Governor Signs Bill Overhauling Ohio Electricity Regulation (4) Iowa Utilities Board Requires Renewable Generating Conditions on New Coal PlantWashington Energy Report
April 30, 2008  Troutman Transmission Monthly
April 30, 2008  Troutman Transmission Monthly - FERC Standards of Conduct NOPR: Industry Participants Welcome New SOC Approach that Focuses on Employee Function
April 30, 2008  Troutman Transmission Monthly - Transmission Rate Incentives: Up-Front ROE Determinations and How to Get One
April 30, 2008  Troutman Transmission Monthly - Florida Power Outage Provides First Test for Enforcement Responsibilities Under the Reliability Legislation
April 25, 2008  Washington Energy Report (1) California Case Against Powerex and PNM Preempted (2) FERC Changes Policy to Allow MLPs in Rate of Return Proxy Groups (3) Kansas Coal Plants Vetoed a Second Time (4) Settlement Proposed on West Virginia TrAIL Project (5) FERC Grants Rate Incentives for 500 kV Line in PJMWashington Energy Report
April 18, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) President Bush Addresses Climate Change (2) FERC Clarifies Market Based Rate Policy (3) FERC Adopts Penalty Review Policy for Reliability Standards Violations and Proposes Six Modified Reliability Standards (4) Virginia State Corporation Commission Rejects AEP’s Proposed IGCC Plant (5) FERC Opens Inquiry Into Utilities’ Annual Charges (6) China Creates a New Energy Regulator and Ministry of Environmental ProtectionWashington Energy Report
April 11, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Approves Cross Hudson Negotiated Rates (2) House Committee Examines the “Glorious Mess” of Potential GHG Regulation (3) Senate Adds Energy Tax Credits to Housing Bill (4) FERC Rejects PJM’s Request to Raise CONE Values (5) Senators Seek Repeal of FERC Control Over LNG Terminal SitingWashington Energy Report
April 4, 2008  Washington Energy Report (1) Appeals Court Says FERC Erred in Applying “Mobile-Sierra” Doctrine (2) Scaled-Back Energy Tax Credit Bill Introduced in Senate (3) FERC Approves First Transco Rate Incentives Under Order No. 679 (4) Supreme Court Sides With Delaware Regarding New Jersey LNG Project (5) Lawsuit Filed to Force EPA Greenhouse Gas RegulationWashington Energy Report
April 2008  Using the Integrated Licensing Process: Lessons LearnedHydro Review Magazine
March 28, 2008  Clean Air DevelopmentsWashington Energy Report
March 28, 2008  EPA Announces Plans Regarding Greenhouse Gas Regulation Under Clean Air ActWashington Energy Report
March 28, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) FERC Orders Trial-Type Hearing to Address Remand by Ninth Circuit (2) FERC Grants Incentive Rate Treatment for New Transmission Projects (3) FERC Approves PJM Market Monitor Settlement (4) State of Oregon and FERC Sign MOU for Ocean Wave Energy Projects (5) Substantial Growth Expected for Vietnam’s Power Sector (6) Clean Air Act Developments (7) EPA Announces Plans Regarding Greenhouse Gas Regulation Under Clean Air ActWashington Energy Report
March 21, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) Commission Scraps Standards of Conduct NOPR; Issues New (2) FERC Orders Investigation of the 2008 Florida Blackout (3) FERC Approves Broadwater LNG Project (4) FERC Offers Guidance on Improving Generator Interconnection Queue Process
February 29, 2008  Alaskan Village Sues Energy Companies for Global Warming NuisanceWashington Energy Report
February 29, 2008  Washington Energy Report (1) APPA Criticizes RTO Markets in White Paper (2) House Passes New Renewable Tax Credits (3) Southern California Edison Co. Consults with FERC to Approve Transmission Line in New Southwest Corridor (4) Alaskan Village Sues Energy Companies for Global Warming NuisanceWashington Energy Report
February 29, 2008  House Passes New Renewable Tax CreditsWashington Energy Report
February 22, 2008  Washington Energy Weekly Report (1) Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Long-Term Power Contracts (2) FERC Proposes New Rules for Wholesale Energy Markets (3) FERC Orders Sellers to Justify Use of WSPP Agreement Rate (4) FERC Clarifies FPA Section 203 Policy (5) STB Seeks Comments on the Meaning of Railroad’s Common Carrier ObligationWashington Energy Weekly Report
February 15, 2008  Washington Energy Weekly Report (1) House Democrats Introduce New Renewable Energy Tax Credit Bill (2) Eight New York Utilities Ask FERC to Order NYISO to Review Withholding of Capacity (3) GAO Report Addresses Siting HVDC near Transportation Rights of Way (4) FERC Asks Congress for $273 million in 2009Washington Energy Weekly Report
February 15, 2008  House Democrats Introduce New Renewable Energy Tax Credit BillWashington Energy Report
February 8, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down EPA’s Powerplant Mercury Rule (2) Tax Bill Excludes Energy Credits, Includes Bonus Depreciation (3) DOE Amends Reporting Requirements for Imports and Exports of Natural Gas and LNG (4) FERC Upholds Cost Recovery Plan for PJM-MISO (5) Banks Issue the “Carbon Principles” as Guide for Funding Fossil Fuel Plants (6)
February 1, 2008  Banks Issue the “Carbon Principles” as Guide for Funding Fossil Fuel PlantsWashington Energy Report
February 1, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) DOE Restructures FutureGen Initiative (2) Kelliher Testifies on Carbon Sequestration (3) Duke Energy To Proceed With Cliffside Expansion (4) New Investment Opportunities Emerge in Bangladesh’s Power Sector (5) Senate Moves to Extend Renewable Tax CreditsWashington Energy Report
February 1, 2008  D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down EPA’s Powerplant Mercury RuleWashington Energy Report
January 25, 2008  European Commission Proposes Renewable Energy DirectiveWashington Energy Report
January 25, 2008  Integrity of Carbon Offsets ChallengedWashington Energy Report
January 25, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) Interested Parties File Comments in Response to Interconnection Queuing Practices Conference (2) FERC Refuses to Rehear Decision Denying BG&E Rate Incentives (3) DC Circuit Overrules FERC on Burlington Resources Gas Tax Dispute (4) European Commission Proposes Renewable Energy Directive (5) Integrity of Carbon Offsets ChallengedWashington Energy Report
January 18, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) Commission Approves Eight Mandatory Cyber Security Reliability Standards (2) FERC OKs Duquesne’s Transfer From PJM to Midwest ISO (3) Environmental Groups Sue DOE Over NIETC Corridor Designations (4) Controversial Cape Wind Energy Project Gets Early MMS Approval
January 14, 2008  Troutman Transmission Monthly - Interconnection Queuing Practices: FERC Encourages Regional Solutions to Address Concerns with “First-Come, First-Served” Approach
January 2008  Troutman Transmission Monthly
January 14, 2008  Troutman Transmission Monthly - Regional Transmission Plans Filed with FERC
January 14, 2008  Troutman Transmission Monthly - States Refuse to Roll Over on Transmission Siting: Corridors Continue to Meet Opposition
January 11, 2008  Washington Energy Report - (1) Commission Denies Demand Response Tariff Extension, Wellinghoff & Kelly Dissent (2) Pot Continues to Boil on EPA Greenhouse Gas “Endangerment Finding” (3) RTOs Seek Changes to NERC Penalty Assessment Rules (4) FERC Approves Three New NERC Reliability Standards (5) South Africa Accelerates Plans for New Generation
January 2, 2008  Energy Practice - Summary of Order No. 890-A
December 21, 2007  Bali Climate Talks Concluded, Only Vague Agreement ReachedWashington Energy Report
December 21, 2007  EPA Finalizes Rule to Define “Reasonable Possibility” Trigger for NSR Recordkeeping & ReportingWashington Energy Report
December 21, 2007  EPA Declines to Issue California GHG Auto Waiver; Decision Has Broad Implications for GHG Regulation GenerallyWashington Energy Report
December 21, 2007  Washington Energy Report - (1) President Bush signs Energy Bill (2) Senate Confirms Chairman Kelliher and Commissioner Wellinghoff (3) FERC Affirms Order No. 890 on Open Access Transmission (4) FERC Issues Final and Proposed Rules to Increase Natural Gas Market Transparency (5) First License for Hydrokinetic Energy Project Issued (6) Hydropower Approved by Chicago Climate Exchange to Offset Greenhouse Gas Emissions
December 20, 2007  Energy Practice - New Energy Bill Supports Renewable Fuels, Renewable Energy, and Smart Grids
December 14, 2007  International Climate Negotiations Heat Up in BaliWashington Energy Report
December 14, 2007  Washington Energy Report - (1) Senate Passes Slimmed Down Energy Bill (2) FERC Technical Conference on Interconnection Queuing Practices (3) Commissioner Wellinghoff Nominated for Second Term (4) D.C. Circuit Declines to Stay FERC Action; Supreme Court Declines PG&E Case (5) House Agriculture Committee Approves CFTC Reauthorization (6) International Climate Negotiations Heat Up in Bali
December 7, 2007  Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Bill Reported from Senate EPWWashington Energy Report
December 7, 2007  EPA and Industry Faced Uphill Battle in CAMR Case’s Oral Argument on DelistingWashington Energy Report
December 7, 2007  EPA Takes Steps Towards Regulating Underground Sequestration of CarbonWashington Energy Report
December 7, 2007  Washington Energy Report - (1) House Passes Energy Bill and Tax Package (2) Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Bill Reported from Senate EPW Committee (3) EPA Takes Steps Towards Regulating Underground Sequestration of Carbon (4) EPA and Industry Faced Uphill Battle in CAMR Case’s Oral Argument on Delisting (5) FERC Issues Policy Statement on Conditioned Licenses for Hydrokinetic Projects (6) DOE to Review Corridor Designations
November 30, 2007  Washington Energy Report - (1) Two Commissioners Issue Questions to Guide Enforcement Conference Comments (2) NARUC Petitions Supreme Court Over Order 2003’s Interconnection Rule (3) FERC Issues Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Rockies Express East Pipeline
November 18, 2007  Energy Practice - FERC’S Enforcement Conference Summary
FERC issued a (1) statement from Chairman Kelliher, and (2) a Staff Report from the Office of Enforcement. In addition, on Friday, November 16, FERC convened a technical conference on its enforcement authority. Below is a summary of these matters.
November 9, 2007  Washington Energy Report - (1) Judge Refuses Stay on FERC Amaranth Action (2) Pennsylvania Pulling Out All of the Stops Against NIETC Designation in State (3) FERC Asks NERC to Justify Application of Standards to Small Florida Generators (4) Commission Staff Plans Transmission Queue Technical Conference on December 11
November 2, 2007  Washington Energy Report - (1) With Order No. 702, FERC Changes Rules for Accessing Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (2) FERC Clarifies Its Jurisdiction Over Resource Adequacy (3) Break Up of the World’s Largest Utility: RAO UES Shareholders Vote on the Second Phase of Unbundling (4) FERC Lacks Jurisdiction Over Luzenac/Enron Retail Contract
October 26, 2007  Troutman Transmission Monthly - Study Proposes Shift in Thinking on Transmission Cost Allocation
October 26, 2007  Troutman Transmission Monthly - NERC’s 2007 Long-Term Reliability Assessment: More Transmission Needed
October 26, 2007  Troutman Transmission Monthly - Final Transmission Corridors Announced: Will FERC Now Get Into the Siting Game?
October 26, 2007  Washington Energy Report - (1) IRS Issues Safe Harbor For Wind Partnerships (2) Senator Blocks Kelliher’s Renomination (3) Commission Approves Settlements in Enforcement Actions Totaling $7.3 Million (4)CFTC Report Recommends Moving to Close the “Enron Loophole” (5) IAEA Report Bullish on Nuclear Power in Asia
October 19, 2007  Washington Energy Weekly - (1) NERC Releases 2007 Long-Term Reliability Assessment (2) FERC Staff Presents Winter 2007/2008 Energy Market Assessment (3) FERC Approves Grid Reliability Organizations Funding Increase (4) Commission Approves Proposal to Improve Market Transparency in New England through Reduced Lag Time for Posting of Data (5) Kansas Administrative Agency Denies Air Permit on CO2 Grounds
October 19, 2007  Kansas Administrative Agency Denies Air Permit on CO2 GroundsWashington Energy Report
October 12, 2007  Washington Energy Weekly - (1) FERC Orders Appointment of Facilitator in PJM Settlement Case (2) FERC Holds Technical Conference on Pilot Licensing for hydrokinetic Projects (3) FERC Announces Staff Changes (4) DOE Announced Funding Awards for Three Large-Scale Carbon Sequestration Projects
September 28, 2007  Washington Energy Weekly - (1) Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Snohomish Decision (2) NRG Energy Submits First Nuclear Reactor Application Under Revised Process (3) Senaotrs Urge FERC and CFTC to Cooperate (4) New FERC Rule Would Expand Reporting Requirements for Gas Companies
September 21, 2007  Washington Energy Weekly - (1) FERC Orders Parties in PJM Market Monitor Dispute to Begin Settlement Process (2) FERC Announces Office of Electric Reliability (3) California Federal District Court Dismisses Global Warming Suit Against Automakers (4) EPA Rejects Calls to Limit Greenhouse Gases in PSD Permit, But Signals Regulation May Be Imminent
September 14, 2007  Washington Energy Weekly - (1) Federal Courts Address Global Warming (2) FERC Staff Report Highlights Nationwide Growth in Demand Response (3) Southeastern Transmission Owners Announce Transmission Planning Process (4) FERC Approves TXU Sale
September 7, 2007  Washington Energy Weekly - (1) Amaranth and ETP Challenge FERC Authority to Impose Penalties (2) Ninth Circuit Overturns FERC Order Denying Refunds to Northwest Power Sellers (3) PJM Calls for Market Monitor Settlement Talks (4) CFTC Wins Again In Fight over Gas Price Information (5) Environmentalists Ask EPA to Address Global Warming in New Refinery Rule
August 2007  Troutman Transmission Monthly
August 27, 2007  Project Cost Relative to Recent and Historical Transmission Investment: the Primary Measure of “Routineness” Under FERC Transmission Pricing Policy
August 27, 2007  Should it Stay or Should it go? NIETCs and FERC’s Backstop Authority Still Under Fire
August 17, 2007  Washington Energy Weekly - (1) FERC Submits Report to Congress on Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline (2) FERC Proposes Three New Reliability Standards (3) New Report Argues PJM Producing Few Benefits
August 10, 2007  Washington Energy Weekly - (1) House Passes Renewable Energy Standard (2) DC Court of Appeals Finds Error in FERC Explanation of Proxy Groups (3) CFTC Announces Hearing to Examine Trading on Regulated Exchanges and Exempt Commercial Markets
August 3, 2007  Washington Energy Weekly - (1) PJM Files Proposal to Settle MMU Investigation (2) BBI Terminates Merger with NorthWestern (3) Court of Appeals Upholds FERC’s Authority to Require Changes to Alaska Gas Pipeline (4) Marathon Petroleum Pays CFTC Million Dollar Civil Penalty
June 22, 2007  EPA Proposes Lowering Ozone StandardsWashington Energy Report
June 2007  Energy Market Update - International - June 2007
June 1, 2007  New Assistant Administrator Takes the Helm at EPA’s Office of Air and RadiationWashington Energy Report
May 2007  Troutman Transmission Monthly - May 2007
May 30, 2007  Energy - FERC Transmission Pricing Policy on Small to Mid-Sized Projects
May 30, 2007  Energy - A Case of Buyers Remorse? Congress Expresses Concern Over DOE/FERC Transmission Siting Authority
May 30, 2007  Energy - Reliability Standards Ready to Take Effect: FERC Ready To Enforce
May 22, 2007  Energy Practice - Report to Congress on Competition in Wholesale and Retail Electric Markets Summary
May 18, 2007  EPA Announces First Step on Greenhouse Gas RegulationWashington Energy Report
May 2007  Energy Market Update - International - May 2007
April 27, 2007  Despite Duke Energy Opinion, U.S. EPA Moves Forward with New Source Review reformsWashington Energy Report
April 27, 2007  Senate Hearings in Wake of the Supreme Court’s Massachusetts Decision Press EPA on California’s Waiver Request and National Regulation of Greenhouse GasWashington Energy Report
April 17, 2007  Energy - Joint Ventures May Be Promising Model for Transmission Projects
April 17, 2007  Energy - The Role of the States in Transmission Infrastructure Development:Moving Beyond Siting to Financing, Construction and Ownership
April 17, 2007  Energy - While Administration Focuses on Energy, DOE Budget Signals Downward Trend in Federal Transmission Research
April 13, 2007  EPA Advisers, Physicians and Scientists Step Up the Pressure for Tighter Ozone StandardsWashington Energy Report
April 4, 2007  Energy/Environmental - The Supreme Court’s Global Warming Decision
April 2007  Troutman Transmission Monthly - April 2007
March 30, 2007  EPA Issues FInal PM Implementation RuleWashington Energy Report
March 30, 2007  Kentucky District Court Sides With Utilities on NSR "Routine" ArgumentWashington Energy Report
March 1, 2007  Roundtable Discussion on New OATT
February 18, 2007  Summary of FERC's Open Access Transmission Tariff Final Rule
January 31, 2007  Troutman Transmission Monthly - January 2007
January 26, 2007  Utilities Support Cap on Greenhouse EmissionsWashington Energy Report
December 2006  Troutman Transmission Monthly - December 2006
December 1, 2006  Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Global Warming CaseWashington Energy Report
December 1, 2006  Energy Market Update - International
November 2006  Troutman Transmission Monthly - November 2006
October 19, 2006  Presentation for Transmission Investment Conference
October 2006  Selecting a Licensing Process: Which Approach is Best for Your Project?Hydro Review Magazine
June 1, 2006  Energy Market Update - International
May 1, 2006  Energy Market Update - International
April 3, 2006  Energy Market Update - International
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