NEW ENGLAND POWER POOL

Litigation Updates & Reports

Activity Since the May 2 Report
Last Update: May 24, 2018 9:30 pm

Date	Proceeding Type	Docket	Brief Description
May 24	D&E Agreem't Cancellation: CL&P/Beacon Falls	ER18-1306	FERC accepts cancellation of agreement, eff. Mar 9, 2018
May 23	NEPGA Complaint: FCA13/14 Price Suppression	EL18-54	NEPGA files complaint that would require ISO‐NE to adopt an approach that accounts for the capacity of fuel security resources in a way that prevents price suppression, proposing the Mystic Units' capacity be offered at its Retirement De‐List price, as mitigated, and proposing a market‐based solution modeled on CASPR to achieve that outcome; comment date Jun 6
May 23	Mystic 8/9 Waiver Filing	ER18-1509	Comments and protests submitted by: Exelon, Calpine, CMEEC/MWEEC/NHEC, Dynegy/Vistra, EDF, ENECOS, Eversource, FirstLight, IECG, LS Power, MA AG, NH OCA, NEPGA, NRG, Repsol, Verso, Vitol, NESCOE, CT DPU/DEEP, ME Gov's Energy Office, MA DPU, NH PUC, Algonquin Gas Transmission, Clean Energy Assocs, EPSA, New England LDCs, NGSA, Public Interest Orgs
May 23	Exelon Reliability Agreement Filing	ER18-1639	Engie files comments supporting filing
May 23	Grid Resilience in RTO/ISOs	AD18-7	NEPOOL submits limited response opposing Commenters' suggestions to the extent that they would not permit full use of the Participant Processes
May 23	Order 845: LGIA/LGIP Reforms	RM17-8	NEPOOL files comments supporting ISO/RTO Council's request for 70-day extension of time to Oct 16 to file Order 845 compliance changes
May 23	Base ROE Complaint IV (2016)	EL16-64-002	Briefs opposing exceptions filed by CAPs, EMCOS, TOs; TOs oppose CAPs' motion for limited re-opening of record
May 22	Generator Interconnection Process Affected System Coordination Reforms	AD18-8 EL18-26	ISO-NE submits limited comments requesting continued flexibility for coordination with neighboring systems
May 18	Mystic 8/9 Waiver Filing	ER18-1509	Northeast Gas Association files comments
May 17	Mystic 8/9 Waiver Filing	ER18-1509	NEPOOL files comments
May 17	2017 IMM Annual Markets Report	ZZ18-4	IMM files 2017 Annual Markets Report (to be discussed at 2018 NPC Summer Meeting)
May 16	Exelon Reliability Agreement Filing	ER18-1639	Exelon files Mystic 8/9 Cost of Service Agreement
May 14	VTransco Recovery of Highgate Ownership Share Acquisition Costs	ER18-1259	MA AG answers VTransco's May 7 answer
May 14	Sched. 21-EM: BHD Tax Law & Settlement Changes; MPD OATT Changes	ER18-1213 ER18-1244	FERC issues deficiency letter requiring responses from Emera Maine within 30 days on proposed BHD and MPD Tax Law changes
May 14	Nat’l Grid/Granite Reliable Power Reimbursement Agreement Cancellation	ER18-1350	FERC accepts notice of cancellation
May 11	PFP Enhancements	ER18-1223	FERC accepts changes
May 11	Membership	not docketed	ISO-NE files notices of Market suspension of Chris Anthony, Cumulus Master Fund, EFI, MPower Energy, VCharge Inc.
May 11	NSTAR/Milford Power Related Facilities Agreement	ER18-1574	NSTAR files Agreement, comment date Jun 1
May 10	Capital Projects Report - 2018 Q1	ER18-1571	ISO-NE files Q1 Report, comment date May 31
May 9	Grid Resilience	AD18-7	Comments filed by over 130 parties, including: Avangrid, BP, Brookfield, Calpine, Direct, Dominion, EDF, Eversource, Exelon, FirstLight, HQUS, IECG, OFSA Joint Requester Group, MA/RI/VT AGs, MMWEC, NGrid Ventures, NEPGA, NESCOE, New England Local Ditribution Cos., NRG, PSEG, Talen, TransCanada, UCS, Algonquin Gas, AGA, API, APPA, AWEA, EEI, ELCON, EPSA, ESA, INGA, LPPC, NEI, NERC, NGSA, NRECA, Potomac Economics, Public Interest Organizations, RESA, SEIA
May 9	D&E Agreement: NSTAR/National Grid	ER18-1290	FERC accepts agreement, eff. Apr 3, 2018
May 8	Grid Resilience	AD18-7	NEPOOL files comments
May 8	FCM Enhancements - Phase II	ER18-1287	FERC accepts changes, eff. Jun 1, 2018 for most; Jun 1, 2020 final sentence of Section III.13.6.1.5.3 and revised Section III.13.6.1.5.4(g)
May 8	Sched. 21-EM: Recovery of Bangor Hydro/Maine Public Service Merger-Related Costs	ER15-1429 et al.	Emera Maine files Joint Offer of Settlement to resolve all issues pending before the FERC in the consolidated proceedings set for hearing in Emera Maine and BHE Holdings, 155 FERC ¶ 61,230 (2016)
May 7	VTransco Recovery of Highgate Ownership Share Acquisition Costs	ER18-1259	VTransco answers MA AG Apr 20 protest
May 7	Engie/Exelon Waiver Request: Capacity Release Regulations and Nat. Gas Pipeline Trasnp. Policies	RP18-806	As part of the Everett LNG Terminal sale, Engie and Exelon jointly request waiver of FERC’s capacity release regulations and related natural gas pipeline transportation policies to facilitate the assignment and permanent release of several long-term firm natural gas transportation agreements at existing rates
May 7	CASPR	EL18-619	FERC issues tolling order affording it additional time to consider pending rehearing requests
May 7	Base ROE Complaint IV (2016)	EL16-64	FERC grants extension to May 23 for briefs opposing exceptions and answers to CAPs’ motion
May 4	Order 842 Compliance Filing	ER18-1523	ISO-NE, NEPOOL and PTO AC jointly file Order 842 (Frequency Response) compliance filing
May 4	MPD OATT Changes	ER18-1244	Emera Maine answers MPUC, MOPA, MCG pleadings
May 4	Schedule 21-EM: BHD Tax Law & Settlement Changes	ER18-1213	Emera Maine answers MPUC, MOPA pleadings
May 4	Sched. 21-EM 2017 Annual Update Settlement Agreement	ER18-960 ER15-1434	FERC approves Settlement Agreement and Settlement Agreement changes
May 3	IMM Quarterly Markets Reports	ZZ18-4	IMM files Winter 2018 Report
May 2	Schedule 21-EM: Brookfield LSA	ER18-901	FERC accepts Agreement
May 1/2	Mystic 8/9 Waiver Filing	ER18-1509	ISO-NE requests Tariff waivers necessary (1) to authorize the retention of Mystic 8 & 9 for fuel security, rather than for local transmission needs; and (2) to extend certain deadlines to accommodate Exelon’s requirements; comment date May 23