Updates Between Jan 05, 2022 and Feb 01, 2022
AEE submits answer supporting LS Power request for clarification or protest
NEPOOL requests that the FERC accept (i) the membership of Sam Mintz; (ii) the termination of the Participant status of the following 16 Participants: Farhad Aminpour; Dick Brooks, King Forest Industries; Michael Kuser; 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) Constellation Energy Generation LLC’s name change
ISO-NE files annual informational filing of projects on the RSP project list that had a year of need 3 years or less from the completion of the Needs Assessment as required under OATT § 4.1(j)(iii)
New England Power (NEP) and ISO-NE submit third revised Local Service Agreements (LSAs) with Block Island Utility District and Narragansett Electric Co. to revise a surcharge in the LSAs for the recovery of costs for the Block Island Transmission System from a carrying charge approach to a formula that uses actual costs in the year the surcharge is calculated, with a true-up mechanism, expected to result in lower rates to Rhode Island (RI) customers
FERC denies NTE CT’s motion for stay of the order accepting ISO-NE’s termination of the Killingly Energy Center Capacity Supply Obligation
NSTAR files notice of termination of D&E Agreement, whose term ended Oct 23, 2021
CL&P files notice of termination of D&E Agreement, whose term ended Sep 21, 2021
NECEC answers NextEra’s Jan 20 answer;
ISO-NE answers NECEC’s Jan 7 comments
FERC accepts (i) the memberships of BP Retail Energy and PSEG Power Connecticut; (ii) the termination of the Participant status of CHI Power Marketing; J. F. Gray & Associates; Liberty Power Delaware ; South Jersey Energy Company and South Jersey Energy ISO3; and (iii) the name change of AES Renewable Holdings, LLC (f/k/a AES Distributed Energy, Inc.).
FERC accepts ARA ICR-Related Values and HQICCs, eff. Jan 29, 2022
FERC accepts compliance filing, eff. Jan 27, 2020
FERC accepts NEP’s (AC Support Agreement) Order 864 compliance filing
ISO-NE files notice of Jan 21 suspension of Sunwave USA Holdings, Inc. from the New England Markets
ISO-NE and NEPOOL jointly file changes to adjust the Non-Commercial Capacity Trading Financial Assurance requirements in the Financial Assurance Policy
National Grid requests clarification and/or rehearing of the TOs First Order 864 Compliance Filings Order that the FERC intended to accept National Grid’s amortization period for unprotected non-plant related excess and deficient ADIT as proposed and
that no further support for that amortization period is required.
NextEra answers NECEC Transmission/Avangrid Jan 7 comments
FERC Issues “Allegheny Order”, modifying the discussion in the Green Development Complaint Order and continuing to reach the same result
South Wrentham requests a one-time waiver of Schedule 22, Section 4.4 requirement to clear in an FCA under its current CNR Interconnection Service request. The waiver would allow South
Wrentham to seek qualification for, and bid into, FCA17 with its existing queue position (QP877).
NTE CT files Emergency Writ of Mandamus for Stay of FERC’s Order accepting the termination of the Killingly Energy Center CSO
LS Power submits request for clarification or protest; Public Systems submit comments.
Post-Oct 18 Workshop comments filed by: EDF Renewables, National Grid, APPA, CAISO, Clean Energy Parties, EEI, IECA, TAPS
Narragansett files Cost Reimbursement Agreement under which Narragansett will modify its substation equipment in order to facilitate voltage modifications that Block Island plans to make to its distribution system.
ISO-NE files notice of Jan 11 suspension of NTE Connecticut, LLC from the New England Markets
NTE Connecticut requests immediate stay of the FERC’s Killingly CSO Termination Order, a shortened period for answers to its motion for stay, and petitions for rehearing of that Order.
FERC authorizes Greenbacker Wind, LLC’s acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in Howard Wind LLC from Everpower Wind Holdings, Inc.
FERC issues a “Notice of Denial of Rehearing by Operation of Law and Providing for Further Consideration” of CL&P and Brookfield requests for rehearing and/or clarification of the Sterling IA Order
FERC denies Andro Hydro’s request for waiver of the FCM qualification rules to allow Andro Hydro’s Riley-Jay-Otis-Livermore hydro resource to participate in FCA16 at a reduced qualification level
Comments on the just & reasonableness of the ISO-NE Tariff filed by: NEPOOL, NECEC/Avangrid, NEPGA, NextEra
FERC issues notice that comments on Voltus’ request for a technical conference are due on or before February 7, 2022. This notice does not change the existing deadlines for submission of Order 2222 compliance filings.
GSP Companies file notice that the transaction pursuant to which ACR II Granite Shore Power Holdings LLC acquired from Castleton Commodities affiliate CCI PAH II LLC the remaining 50% of the membership interests in Granite Shore Power Holdings LLC was consummated on Dec 8, 2021. Accordingly, Castleton and the GSP Companies are no longer Related Persons.
CT Parties appeal Mystic ROE Allegheny Order
FERC, following the conclusion of a referral to DOE’s Office of the Inspector General rejects Kittle Estate’s request to drop enforcement action against it in light of prohibited e-mail communications. The enforcement allegations will now be adjudicated in Federal Court.