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Washington Energy Report - February 16

February 16, 2010

Kevin C. Fitzgerald

Amie V. Colby

Peter S. Glaser

FERC Approves SPP’s Interim Interconnection Service

On January 29, 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) conditionally approved the Southwest Power Pool Inc.’s (“SPP”) proposed interim interconnection service as well as its accompanying pro forma Interim Large Generator Interconnection Agreement (“Interim LGIA”).  [Read more →]

FERC Requests Budget Increase for Fiscal Year 2011

On February 1, 2010, FERC requested $315.6 million for their fiscal-year 2011 budget from Congress, which represents a 5.9 percent increase from its 2010 budget. [Read more →]

FERC Issues Notice Requesting Comments on Performance Metrics

On February 3, 2010, FERC issued a Notice Requesting Comments (“Notice”) on their proposed performance metrics for Regional Transmission Organizations (“RTOs”) and Independent System Operators (“ISOs”) to use when they submit annual reports to FERC.  [Read more →]

Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu Promises Safety Reforms at Los Alamos Laboratory

On February 2, 2010, Department of Energy (“DOE”) Secretary Steven Chu pledged to institute several reforms at Los Alamos National Laboratory’s plutonium facility in an effort to prevent radioactive releases in the event of an earthquake.  [Read more →]

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