Litigation Updates & Reports

Updates Between Mar 03, 2022 and Apr 05, 2022

01
Apr
Exigent Circumstances Filing

FERC accepts ISO-NE’s Exigent Circumstances Filing, eff. Feb 16, 2022

01
Apr
Order 2222 Compliance Filing
ER22-983
01
Apr
FCA16 Results Filing
ER22-1417

Individual comments submitted by: S. Botkin; R. Feder; S. Lemont; C. Rein

01
Apr
Att F, CL&P App. D Depreciation Rate Change

CL&P proposes changes to the transmission plant depreciation rate for the Norwalk Harbor-Northport underground transmission line set forth in CL&P’s Appendix D to Attachment F of the ISO-NE OATT.  
The proposed depreciation rate will reduce CL&P’s revenue requirement by approximately $215,199 annually.

01
Apr
Reserve Market Compliance (32nd) Semi-Annual Report

ISO-NE submits 32nd semi-annual report

01
Apr
Versant Power MPD OATT Order 676-I Compliance Filing

Versant submits filing in response to Mar 7 Versant Order 676-I Compliance Filing Order I; comment deadline Apr 22, 2022

31
Mar
MOPR Elimination Filing

ISO-NE and NEPOOL jointly file Tariff changes to eliminate the Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) over a two-year period, with MOPR eliminated in full beginning with FCA19

31
Mar
Membership

NEPOOL requests FERC accept the memberships of: AMP Solar Holdings US, Octopus Energy and NRG Power Kiosk

31
Mar
Membership

FERC accepts (i) the following Applicant’s membership in NEPOOL: Sam Mintz (End User Sector); (ii) the termination of the Participant status of the following 16 Participants: Aminpour, Farhad; Brooks, Richard; King Forest Industries; Kuser, Michael; PNE Energy Supply; Connecticut Jet Power; Devon Power; Middletown Power; Montville Power; Ambit Northeast; Connecticut Gas & Electric; Energy Rewards; Everyday Energy; Massachusetts Gas and Electric; Public Power; and Viridian Energy; and (iii) the name change of Constellation Energy Generation, LLC  

31
Mar
Schedule 21-NEP: Third Revised RI LSAs

FERC accepts third revised Local Service Agreements (“LSAs”), eff. Jan 1, 2022

31
Mar
CMP Order 864 Compliance Filing

CMP submits its further Order 864 compliance filing; comment date Apr 21, 2022

28
Mar
RENEW/ACPA Resource Capacity Accreditation & Operating Reserve Designation Complaint

FERC extends the time for ISO’NE’s filing of an answer to the Complaint to and including Apr 14, 2022

28
Mar
ISO-NE 2021 FERC Form 715

ISO-NE submits 2021 annual report of total MWh of transmission service

28
Mar
CSC Request for Regulatory Asset Recovery of Previously-Incurred CIP IROL Costs

CSC requests rehearing of Feb 24 CSC CIP-IROL Costs Allegheny Order

28
Mar
Order 2222 Compliance Filing

NEPOOL files supplemental comments to provide additional information regarding stakeholder consideration of the NEPOOL-supported Order 2222 compliance package, including a brief description of proposed modifications considered by the NEPOOL Markets Committee

25
Mar
Order 864 Compliance Filing - CMP

FERC grants extension of time, to Mar 31, 2022, for CMP’s compliance filing in response to the CMP First Order  864 Compliance Filings Order

25
Mar
Schedule 21-VP: 2021 Annual Update Settlement Agreement

Versant Power files Settlement Agreement to resolve all issues raised by the MPUC following Versant’s 2021 Annual Update filing; comment deadline Apr 14, 2022; reply comments, Apr 25, 2022

25
Mar
TSA: NSTAR / Park CIty Wind

NSTAR files limited answer to Mayflower Wind’s Mar 22 comments

25
Mar
Waiver Request: Schedule 22, Section 4.4 (South Wrentham)

FERC denies South Wrentham’s waiver request

24
Mar
Mystic 8/9 CoS Agreement Updates
ER22-1192

Protests of Mystic’s Mar 3 filing of updates to its COS Agreement (reflecting a new name and modifications to the capital structure and cost of debt components to the formula rate) filed by: CT PURA, MA AG and NECOS

24
Mar
IA Termination: CL&P / Sterling Property

FERC issues Sterling IA Allegheny Order modifying the discussion in the Sterling IA Order, but reaching the same result (rejecting the notice of termination filed by CL&P of a 2002 Interconnection Agreement (IA) governing interconnection service to a 26 MW waste-tire fueled generator located in Sterling, Connecticut

23
Mar
NOI: Rate Recovery, Reporting, and Accounting Treatment of Industry Association Dues and Certain Civic, Political, and Related Expenses
RM22-5

Reply comments filed by, among others: DTE, MA AG, NECOS, AGA, EEI, INGA, Joint Consumer Advocates, WIRES

23
Mar
NOI: Reactive Power Capability Compensation
RM22-2

Reply comments filed by, among others: DE Shaw, EDF Renewables, Vistra, Clean Energy Coalition, EPSA

22
Mar
RENEW/ACPA Resource Capacity Accreditation & Operating Reserve Designation Complaint

ISO-NE requests a 10-day extension of time, to Apr 14, 2022, to answer Complaint

22
Mar
TSA: NSTAR / Park City Wind

Mayflower Wind submits comments requesting that the FERC, in any approval of the TSA, provide clear guidance that NSTAR must provide comparable treatment to similarly situated interconnection customers in
future transmission support arrangements

21
Mar
Non-Commercial Capacity Trading FA Changes

FERC accepts NCC Trading FA Changes, eff. Mar 22, 2022

21
Mar
FCA16 Results Filing

ISO-NE files FCA16 results; comment date May 5, 2022

18
Mar
Schedule 21-NEP: 2nd Revised Narragansett LSA

Green Development requests rehearing of 2nd Rev Narraganestt LSA Order

16
Mar
NMISA Complaint Against PTO AC (Reciprocal TOUT Discount)
15
Mar
RENEW/ACPA Resource Capacity Accreditation & Operating Reserve Designation Complaint

RENEW Northeast, Inc. (RENEW) and the American Clean Power Association (ACPA) file a FPA section 206 Complaint against ISO-NE seeking a FERC order directing ISO-NE to make changes to its rules for capacity accreditation (effective no later than FCA18) and operating reserve designations (promptly).  RENEW/ACPA assert the changes are need to address undue preferences granted to gas-fired generation resources that have neither dual-fuel capability nor dedicated, firm natural gas supply arrangements. 

11
Mar
Cost Reimbursement Agreement: Narragansett/BIPCO

FERC accepts Agreement, eff. Nov 29, 2021

11
Mar
Order 864 Compliance Filing - CMP

CMP requests an extension of time, to Mar 31, 2022, to submit 

09
Mar
Waiver Request: FCA16 Information Publication Deadline (ISO-NE)

Having published on Mar 9, 2022 the FCA16 information required to be published pursuant to Sections III.13.1.8 and III.13.8.1  of the Tariff, ISO-NE withdraws its request for temporary waiver of those Tariff provisions; comment date Mar 24, 2022

08
Mar
Exigent Circumstances Filing
ER22-1053

NEPOOL, NEPGA file comments in support of ISO-NE’s Feb 15, 2022 Exigent Circumstances Filing

08
Mar
TSA: NSTAR / Park CIty Wind

NSTAR and Park City Wind LLC (PCW) request approval of Transmission Support Agreement (TSA) that commits NSTAR to construct, and sets forth the Parties’ respective responsibilities to finance and
pay for, the transmission facilities required to interconnect PCW’s proposed y 800 MW wind farm off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard to NSTAR’s transmission system (near West Barnstable on Cape
Cod)

08
Mar
Waiver Request: Queue Position Modifications (ConnectGen South Wrentham)

ConnectGen South Wrentham LLC answers ISO-NE’s March 2 Answer

07
Mar
Order 676-I Compliance Filing Amendment: TOs

FERC accepts changes to ISO-NE Tariff Schedule 21-Common and Schedule 20A-Common, eff. May 1, 2022

07
Mar
Order 676-I Compliance Filing: ISO-NE/NEPOOL

FERC accepts changes, eff. May 1, 2022

07
Mar
Order 676-I Compliance Filing: ISO-NE/CSC

FERC accepts changes, eff. May 1, 2022

07
Mar
NMISA Complaint Against PTO AC (Reciprocal TOUT Discount)

PTO AC responds to Complaint

03
Mar
Mystic 8/9 Cost of Service Agreement - Constellation Spin Transaction Update

Mystic files changes to reflect Mystic’s current upstream ownership and modifications to the capital structure and cost of debt components in the COS Agreement’s formula rate

03
Mar
Order 864 Compliance Filing - NHT

NHT submits  compliance filing to reflect Jan 27, 2020 effective date

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