Litigation Updates & Reports

Updates Between Nov 06, 2024 and Dec 04, 2024

02
Dec
LSA: NEP/Sterling Mun. Light

FERC accepts notice of cancellation of 3 local service agreements between National Grid and Sterling Municipal Light

27
Nov
Wholesale Distribution Tariffs - Eversource

FERC accepts CL&P and NSTAR Wholesale Distribution Tariffs (that establish the rates, terms, and conditions for the provision of Wholesale Distribution Service to eligible customers who own electric energy storage systems (ESS) connected to their distribution systems), eff. Dec 1, 2024.

27
Nov
UI Wholesale Distribution Tariff

UI submits deficiency letter response

27
Nov
Mystic ROE Settlement Tariff Records

Mystic files tariff records to implement the ROE Settlement

27
Nov
Mystic Global Settlement

FERC Trial Staff submits comments recommending that Settlement Judge French certify the Mystic Global Settlement to the Commission and that the Commission thereafter approve it without modification.

27
Nov
Membership

FERC accepts: (i) the memberships of Castleton Commodities Energy Services LLC; Castleton Commodities Energy Trading LLC: Alan Sliski; and Stony Creek Energy LLC; and (ii) the termination of the Participant status of Gas Recovery Systems

26
Nov
NOPR: CIP-015-1 (Cyber Security - Internal Network Security Monitoring)
RM24-7

Comments on CIP-015-1 INSM NOPR filed by: ISO/RTO Council, NESCOE, APPA, OpenPolicy

26
Nov
UI Rate Incentives for Fairfield to Congress 115kV Railroad Project
26
Nov
Canal IEP Settlement Agreement

Settlement Judge French certifies the Settlement to the FERC and issues a final report recommending that settlement procedures be terminated.

25
Nov
Order 2023 Compliance & Related Changes

NESCOE urges the FERC to act swiftly on the region’s Order 2023 compliance proposal

25
Nov
IMM Quarterly Markets Reports

IMM files Summer 2024 Report

22
Nov
ICR-Related Values and HQICCs – Annual Reconfiguration Auctions

ISO-NE and NEPOOL jointly file ICR-Related Values and HQICCs for 2025/26 ARA3, 2026/27 ARA2; and 2027/28 ARA1

22
Nov
NOPR: CIP-015-1 (Cyber Security - Internal Network Security Monitoring)

NERC provides comments on specific aspects of the FERC’s NOPR regarding a proposed Critical Infrastructure Protection Standard (CIP-015-1 – Cyber
Security – Internal Network Security)

22
Nov
Order 881 Compliance Filing - AAR Explanation Filing

ISO-NE, Asset Owners, and the Schedule 20A Service Providers jointly submit filing to explain the procedures and timelines for determining the exceptions applicable to the Phase I/II HVDC-TF in response to the requirements of the Phase I/II HVDC-TF Order 881 Compliance Order

22
Nov
New England Power Attachment F Appendix A PBOP Collections Report

New England Power files revisions to Appendix A to Attachment F to report on an over-recovery of $2,852,101 in transmission-related PBOP expenses

21
Nov
Base ROE Complaints I-IV
EL11-66 et al.

EMCOS and PURA request an extension of time, to Dec 13, 2024, to respond to NETOs’ Nov 11 motion 

21
Nov
MW-Dependent Fuel Price Adjustments

FERC issues order accepting Market Rule changes and terminating associated Section 206 proceeding

21
Nov
CIP IROL (Schedule 17) Section 205 Cost Recovery Filing: FirstLight Energy Management

FirstLight requests recovery of $87,186 in CIP-IROL Costs incurred between Sep 16, 2022 and Dec 31, 2023.

21
Nov
203 Application: Carlyle Group (Nautilus) / Q-Generation (Trafigura)

FERC authorizes a transaction pursuant to which Q-Generation Partners will acquire 100% of the interests of CPP II Master Holdco, LLC (“CPP II”), a company indirectly owned by investment fund vehicles managed/advised by The Carlyle Group.  Following consummation of the transaciton, Nautilus Power, Bridgeport Energy LLC; Essential Power Massachusetts, LLC; Essential Power Newington, LLC; Rumford Power LLC; and Tiverton Power LLC (collectively, the “ISO-NE Companies”) will no longer be Related Persons to The Carlyle Group and will become Related Persons to Trafigura Trading LLC (whose upstream parent will own or control more than 10% of the equity interests in Q-Generation Partners). 

21
Nov
Order 1920-A
RM21-17-001

FERC issues Order 1920-A, addressing arguments raised on rehearing, and adopting a number of modifications and clarifications to address the concerns raised in response to Order 1920.

19
Nov
Order 2222 Compliance Filing (ATTR Submetering Tariff Revisions)

FERC accepts ATTR Submetering Tariff Revisions, eff. Nov 1, 2026

19
Nov
Order 881 Compliance Filing - AAR Explanation Filing

FERC issues notice that the deadline for submitting the compliance filing that explains the timelines for calculating or submitting ambient-adjusted ratings (“AARs”) is extended to and including November 26, 2024.

18
Nov
Order 904 (Comp for Reactive Power w/in Standard Power Factor Range)
RM22-2

NYISO, Invenergy, Vistra request rehearing of Order 904.

18
Nov
FAP Revisions to Mitigate Risk of PFP Penalty Payment Defaults

ISO-NE answers NEPGA’s Nov 5 answer

18
Nov
Mystic Global Settlement

Judge French submits her 6th status report, recommending that the settlement process continue

18
Nov
ISO-NE FERC Form 3Q

ISO-NE files 3Q for 2024 Q3

15
Nov
ANOPR - Implementation of Dynamic Line Ratings
RM24-6

ISO-NE, DC Energy file reply comments

15
Nov
Order 904

PSEG requests rehearing of Order 904.

15
Nov
DASI Effective Date Change

ISO-NE files to change DASI implementation date from Mar 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025

14
Nov
Innovations & Efficiencies in Generator Interconnection
AD24-9

Post-workshop comments filed by:  [  ]

14
Nov
Interconnection Study Metrics Processing Time Exceedance Report 2024 Q3

ISO-NE files required quarterly report

14
Nov
Sched. 21-ES: NEP/ISO-NE/Essential Power MA (West Springfield) LSA

NSTAR and ISO-NE file fully executed Local Service Agreement with Essential Power Massachusetts for firm Local Point-to-Point Service under Schedule 21-ES relating to Essential Power’s  45 MW BESS West Springfield Project.

13
Nov
Base ROE Complaints I-IV

NETOs file supplemental brief that addresses what they assert is the inability of the FERC’s order on an ROE methodology for MISO TOs to satisfy the mandate of the Court of Appeals in this proceeding, the requirements of FPA Section 206 (including the 15-month limitation on refunds) and the need to promote transmission investment in New England.  NETOs assert that the FERC cannot merely apply the MISO approach to the NETOs, as much of the MISO approach is legally invalid, and for the FERC to meet its legal obligations under the FPA and promote
good public policy, it must address fully the NETOs’ case-specific facts and record evidence, utilizing current data and market conditions to evaluate the NETOs’ ROE.

13
Nov
National Grid ESS Wholesale Distribution Tariffs
ER24-2796; ER24-2795

National Grid files amendments to Wholesale Distribution Tariffs for MECO and Nantucket to reflect recently updated guidance from ISO-NE on metering arrangements for Standalone ESS as well as clarifications and updates in response to the MA AG and ACT pleadings in this proceeding

13
Nov
Construction Services Agreement - NEP/WMECO

FERC accepts NEP/WMECO CSA, eff. Nov 16, 2024

12
Nov
Available and Total Transfer Capability Methodology Revisions

ISO-NE and NEPOOL file revisions to OATT Attachments C & Q to (i) conform Attachment C with the new requirements of Attachment Q and Order 881; and (ii) replace outdated references contained in Attachment C with currently applicable references.

12
Nov
Phase I/II HVDC-TF Order 881 Compliance Filing: Sched. 20-A Common Attachment M and the HVDC TOA

ISO-NE, the Asset Owners and the Schedule 20A Service Providers request a 2 week extension of time to submit the compliance filing required by the Phase I/II HVDC-TF Order 881 Compliance Order

12
Nov
UI Rate Incentives for Fairfield to Congress 115kV Railroad Project

New England Advocates (CT OCC, MOPA, MA AG, NH OCC) protest UI’s Rate Incentives Filing

12
Nov
Order 881 Compliance Filing - AAR Explanation Filing

ISO-NE and PTO AC respond to requirement of P24 of the Phase I/II HVDC-TF Order 881 Compliance Order by providing implementation details regarding the calculation
and submittal timeframes for the Transmission Line Ratings

12
Nov
Order 2023 Compliance Revisions and Related Changes

Allco files supplemental answer to ISO-NE’s Oct 18 answer

12
Nov
Updates to Non-Commercial Capacity FA Amount Multiplier

FERC accepts update, eff. Nov 13, 2024

08
Nov
Mystic Global Settlement

Constellation Mystic Power (“Mystic”) submits a “Global Settlement” to resolve all as-yet-unresolved issues related to the Mystic COSA for the entire Term

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