Energy Legal Blog
"Powered by the attorneys of Bracewell & Giuliani, Energy Legal Blog is your resource for updates and analysis on national and regional energy issues." The firm is located in Washington, D.C.
Author: Dan Watkiss, a partner at Bracewell & Giuliani, and other lawyers there.
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Recent Posts from Energy Legal Blog
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Energy Beneficiaries of Economic Stimulus Package
The Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 embedded in the economic stimulus legislation (H.R. 1424) that President Bush signed into law on October 3, 2008, provides nearly $17 billion in various tax credits to…
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GAO Report Urges FERC to Be More Specific on Costs, Benefits of RTO Membership
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report to Congress on September 26 urging FERC to take additional steps to analyze the benefits and performance of the Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) that manage regional transmission…
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Demand “Very Strong” in Nation's First Carbon Allowance Auction
Despite the market turmoil and liquidity concerns on Wall Street in recent weeks, the nation's first government-run auction of carbon dioxide emissions allowances met with "very strong demand," according to the coalition of ten…
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PJM’s RPM Dodges Buyers' Bullets However Well Aimed
FERC stopped a rebellion of PJM Interconnection power buyers in a September 19 order that rejected their complaint against PJM's reliability pricing model (RPM) capacity obligation and auction. A motley crew of buyers and their…
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FERC Seeks Industry Input on Uniform Definition of "Affiliate"
Seeking to clear up an apparent inconsistency in the definition of an "affiliate" in its regulations, on August 29 FERC issued an order asking for the industry's input on a uniform definition of "affiliate" for…
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FERC Revisits Who in PJM Is Going to Pay for Transmission Upgrades
FERC conditionally approved a contested settlement on the allocation of transmission owner costs for projects approved through the regional transmission expansion plan (RTEP) of PJM Interconnection, LLC. The settlement directs how PJM will allocate the…
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FERC Authorizes NYISO to Halt Circuitous Scheduling Around Lake Erie
On August 21, FERC issued an order accepting the New York ISO's (NYISO) emergency revisions to its tariff to prohibit certain scheduling practices around Lake Erie. In its order, FERC approved the NYISO's use of…
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PG&E Announces Plans to Buy 800 MW of Solar Power
One of the largest utilities in California, Pacific Gas and Electric Company ("PG&E"), has signed two contracts to purchase up to 800 MW of power from two new solar plants that will be constructed by…
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Texas Commission Selects Plan to Deliver Wind Power from Competitive Renewable Energy Zones
The Texas Public Utility Commission (PUCT) recently selected one of the four transmission scenarios that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) proposed for bringing a total of 18,456 MW of wind power from West…
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CAIR Court Throws Eastern Utility Markets into Financial Tail-Spin
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in a July 11 order threw eastern power markets into financial chaos by vacating the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Air Interstate Rule…