Rapid timeline stands for FERC to take final action on coal and nuclear pricing rule. October 10, 2017 marked the date of Federal Register publication of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR), wherein the Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE) directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue a final rule requiring each […]
FERC Modifications to PJM’s Capacity Market Proposal Violate Section 205
FERC modifications to PJM’s capacity market proposal violate Section 205. On July 7, 2017, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that FERC exceeded its authority under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) because its modifications to PJM’s proposal resulted in an entirely different rate design than both PJM’s initial proposal and its […]