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September 6, 2016
The Public Utility Commission of Texas should consider requiring the merged AEP Texas utilities to seek from FERC an order disclaiming jurisdiction over the merged AEP Utilities' wholesale transmission rates for service wholly within ERCOT as a condition of approving the merger of AEP Texas Central…
September 2, 2016
FERC approved a settlement between its Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) and National Energy & Trade, L.P. (National Energy) to resolve an investigation into whether National Energy violated the Commission’s Anti- Manipulation Rule, 18 C.F.R. § 1c.1 (2016), by manipulating physical natural gas…
August 31, 2016
Stanford University Power LLC applied for FERC market-based rate authority
August 29, 2016
Dayton Power and Light has filed at FERC to transfer its generation to affiliate AES Ohio Generation, LLC
August 26, 2016
In comments concerning a review of electricity SOS in the District of Columbia, Pepco detailed impacts on SOS resulting from D.C.'s Community Renewables Energy Act, which assigns to Pepco as SOS Administrator the output from Community Renewable Energy Facilities
August 24, 2016
In unsurprising comments, given comments filed earlier in the proceeding, Exelon Generation Company, LLC wants to maintain the current wholesale electricity SOS model in the District of Columbia, including the use of three-year contracts for mass market customers
August 23, 2016
FERC approved a stipulation and consent agreement between its Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) and Saracen Energy Midwest, LP to resolve Enforcement’s investigation under Part 1b of the Commission’s regulations, 18 C.F.R. Part 1b (2015), into whether Saracen violated the Southwest Power Pool, Inc…
August 23, 2016
CPG Power Holdings LLC formally applied at FERC to acquire 100% of the membership interests of retail supplier Union Atlantic Electricity
August 19, 2016
The Texas PUC moved to protect customers in ERCOT from paying higher costs from the City of Garland's Rusk-to-Panola Double-Circuit 345-kV line, which is to facilitate the export, via DC Tie, of ERCOT power via the Southern Cross Transmission line
August 16, 2016
Premier Holding Corporation disclosed in a 10-Q the price it paid to acquire retail supplier American Illuminating Company from WWCD, LLC (see prior story concerning the acquisition)
August 9, 2016
As a result of a court remand, FERC has directed ISO New England to request that 2013-2014 winter reliability program generation and demand response providers file information to justify their bids for the program
August 8, 2016
FERC granted Apple Energy LLC market-based rate authority for wholesale electricity sales
August 4, 2016
FERC yesterday issued two separate Staff Notices Of Alleged Violations alleging violation of the Commission’s Prohibition of Natural Gas Market Manipulation, 18 C.F.R. § 1c.1 (2016).
August 4, 2016
Retail supplier Aspirity Energy, LLC sought FERC approval for a transaction in which an existing minority owner's interest in its parent, Aspirity Holdings LLC, will increase from 44.77% to 71.04%.
July 29, 2016
NextEra Energy, Inc., the ultimate parent of Gexa Energy, announced a definitive agreement under which a newly formed subsidiary of NextEra Energy will acquire 100 percent of the equity of reorganized Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH) and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including…
July 25, 2016
Citing the "inherent bias" in cases where a decision-maker performs both investigatory and adjudicatory functions, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts said the "de novo" review of a FERC penalty against Maxim Power shall proceed as an ordinary civil action governed by the…
July 22, 2016
FERC has withdrawn a previously proposed rule that would have required any market participant in an RTO, including buyers, to file reports concerning the participant's "connected entities" (a new term broader than current affiliate reporting requirements)
July 19, 2016
A settlement concerning the allocation of PJM transmission cost responsibility would inexplicably make rate changes effective back to January 1, 2016, imperiling retail suppliers who have already served load for such earlier periods.
July 19, 2016
LE Energy LLC, which operates retail natural gas suppliers in several Midwest states, intends to expand its business to retail electricity sales.
July 18, 2016
Agera Energy LLC, Aequitas Energy Inc., and energy.me midwest LLC (Applicants) sought FERC approval for a transaction under which AGH Parent LLC will acquire a 95.01% voting equity interest in the parent of the Applicants, Agera Holdings LLC, which directly and indirectly owns all Class A Common…
July 6, 2016
DQE Holdings LLC, the parent of utility Duquesne Light Company and wholesale power marketer Duquesne Power, LLC, has sought FERC approval for a transaction under which a consortium owned by a pension fund and John Hancock would acquire a 30% stake in DQE Holdings
June 29, 2016
FERC accepted without modification a filing by ISO New England to implement sloped zonal demand curves and a new sloped system-wide demand curve for use in ISO-NE’s Forward Capacity Market
June 28, 2016
Start-up Drift Marketplace, Inc. has filed to be certified as a New York ESCO, and also recently applied for FERC market-based rate authority.
June 17, 2016
As part of its never-ending march to increase compensation to capacity owners, FERC has mandated an increase in the frequency in which jurisdictional RTOs enter shortage pricing conditions
June 13, 2016
"[T]he competitive electricity markets -- particularly the organized wholesale markets -- continue to underachieve," when it comes to addressing the changing electricity industry, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed…
