Litigation Updates & Reports

Updates Between Aug 07, 2018 and Sep 12, 2018


Date

Proceeding
Type
Docket Brief Description
 Sep 11 132nd Agreement
(Press Provisions)
ER18-2208 Bill Short files protest
 Sep 11 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639 Presiding Judge issues order permitting Repsol to file testimony and exhibits one day out-of-time 
 Sep 11 Membership ER18-2116 FERC accepts AM Trading Solutions, Clear River, EDP Renewables North America; Empire Generating; and Village of Hyde Park memberships; Entrust Energy East and Torofino Trading terminations 
 Sep 10 RNS/LNS Rates and Rate Protocols Settlement ER18-2235 Chief Judge extends reply comments deadline to Sep 28
 Sep 10 RNS/LNS Rates and Rate Protocols Settlement ER18-2235 Municipal PTF Owners oppose TOs’ request for extension of time
 Sep 10 MPD OATT Changes ER18-1244
ER18-1213
Emera Maine submits response to second deficiency letter
 Sep 10 Economic Life Determination Revisions ER18-1770 ISO-NE files responses to deficiency letter
 Sep 10 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639 EDF moves to file revised testimony out-of-time
 Sep 7 Order 844
Compliance Filing
ER18-2394 ISO-NE and NEPOOL file Order 844 compliance filing
 Sep 6 RNS/LNS Rates and Rate Protocols Settlement ER18-2235 Comments supporting Settlement submitted by: NESCOE; Comments opposing Settlement submitted by Municipal PTF Owners, FERC Trial Staff
 Sep 6 RTO Insider Complaint  EL18-196 NEPOOL requests 7-business day extension of time to respond to Complaint
 Sep 6 132nd Agreement
(Press Provisions)
ER18-2208 NEPOOL submits Preliminary Response to UCS and NE SPJ comments
 Sep 6 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639 Judge Sterner issues order concerning testimony filed out of time
 Sep 5 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639 Chief Judge Cintron issues order designating OALJDR dispute resolution specialist Joshua M. Hurwitz as a settlement facilitator to assist participants
with efforts to achieve a consensual resolution of the case. Nothing disclosed to Mr. Hurwitz in confidence will be conveyed to the Presiding Judge.  The procedural schedule remains in effect.
 Sep 5 132nd Agreement
(Press Provisions)
ER18-2208 RTO Insider submits “protest”
 Sep 4 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639 Cross-answering testimony submitted by: EDFENECOSISO-NE  
 Aug 31  ISO-NE Fuel Security Tariff Changes ER18-2364 ISO-NE files Tariff revisions; comment date Sep 21
 Aug 31 RTO Insider Complaint EL18-196 RTO Insider files Complaint requesting that the FERC find NEPOOL’s treatment of press to be unlawful, unjust and unreasonable, unduly discriminatory and contrary to the public interest, and direct NEPOOL to cease and desist from such treatment
 Aug 31 Membership ER18-2371 New Members: Able Grid Infrastructure Holdings; BioUrja Power; Interconnect Energy Storage; Marathon Power; MP2 Energy NE; New England Battery Storage;
NN8; Stonepeak Kestrel Energy Marketing; Tidal Energy Marketing; Vineyard Wind; and
Woods Hill Solar; Termination: Bloom Energy Corporation; Name Change: Palmco Power MA, LLC d/b/a Indra Energy
 Aug 29 ISO-NE Waiver Filing:
Mystic 8 & 9 
EL18-182-001
ER18-1509-001
Indicated New England LDCs answer NEPOOL, EDF, NRDC, MA AG, NextEra, and NEPGA answers
 Aug 28 ISO-NE 2018 Q2 Capital Projects Report ER18-2204 NEPOOL submits comments
 Aug 27 ISO-NE Waiver Filing:
Mystic 8 & 9
EL18-182-001
ER18-1509-001
FERC issues tolling order affording it additional time to address requests for rehearing
 Aug 27 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639 NESCOE files errata to testimony
 Aug 24 FAP FTR changes  ER18-2293 ISO-NE and NEPOOL files changes to Financial Assurance Policy to to modify the methodology for calculating the financial assurance associated with FTRs 
 Aug 24 Sched. 21-UI: CPV
Towantic LCSA 
ER18-2302 UI files Local Cost Sharing Agreement between UI and CPV Towantic 
 Aug 24 Regional Interest: IAs between Eversource
and HSE Hydro NE subs 
ER18-2294
ER18-2295
ER18-2296
ER18-2297
ER18-2298
ER18-2299
ER18-2300
ER18-2301
Eversource files Interconnection Agreements for hydro facilities being transferred from PSNH to subsidiaries of HSE Hydro NH
 Aug 23 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639 Testimony filed by: CT PartiesEDF, ENECOS (Lesser, Steffen, Winterfield), NESCOE (pt1, pt2), NextEra, Repsol, FERC Staff (Fejka, Keyton, Latone, McComb, Miller, NicholasSiems)
 Aug 23 Sched. 20A: UI-HQUS
Phase I/II HVDC-TF
Service Agreement
ER18-2286 UI files a new service agreement with HQUS to continue interrupted transmission service over the Phase I/II HVDC-TF
 Aug 22 132nd Agreement
(Press Provisions)
ER18-2208 FERC extends comment date to Sep 14;
Adverse comments submitted by UCS and New England Chapter of Professional Society of Journalists 
 Aug 21 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639 Constellation answers NESCOE Aug 9 request for reconsideration
 Aug 21 Sched. 21-NEP: IA Cancellation: Superseded NEP/Wheelabrator Millbury IA ER18-1861 FERC accepts notice of cancellation, eff. Aug 27, 2018 
 Aug 20 132nd Agreement
(Press Provisions)
ER18-2208 NEPOOL responds to Public Citizen request for additional time and volunteers to defer effective date if 30-day extension of time granted
 Aug 20 New England Clean Energy Connect TSAs ER18-2256 (Eversource)
ER18-2257 (Nat Grid)
ER18-2258 (Unitil)
ER18-2259 (HQUS/Evrsrc)
ER18-2260 (Nat Grid)
ER18-2261 (HQUS addl)
ER18-2262 (HQUS/Unitl)
CMP files 7 TSAs with Participants that will fund the New England Clean Energy Connect HVDC transmission line and requests incentive rate treatment for its investment in the Project
 Aug 20 Membership ER18-1910 FERC accepts Grid Power Direct and Sperian Energy memberships; Central Rivers Power MA, LLC (f/k/a Nautilus Hydro, LLC) name change
 Aug 17 203 Application: National
Grid Green Homes (Sunrun)
EC18-120 FERC authorizes National Grid participation in “grid services” activities of certain rooftop solar facilities owned by Sunrun
 Aug 17 RNS/LNS Rates and Rate Protocols Settlement EL16-19
ER18-2235
Settling Parties submit settlement agreement and Tariff changes in new ER docket to resolve all issues in EL16-19, a Section 206 proceeding that concerns the formula rates for transmission service
contained in the ISO-NE OATT
 Aug 17 Rationing Limit Revisions ER18-2078 NEPGA submits comments supporting filing
 Aug 16 132nd Agreement
(Press Provisions)
ER18-2208 Public Citizen requests 30-day extension of time to submit comments on filing
 Aug 16 ISO-NE Waiver Filing:
Mystic 8 & 9
EL18-182-001
ER18-1509-001
EDF, MA AG, NEPGANextEra, answer Indicated EDCs request for clarification/expedited action
 Aug 16 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639            ISO-NE submits Ethier, Levitan Testimony;
Eversource supports NESCOE Aug 9 request
 Aug 15 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639 National Grid supports NESCOE Aug 9 request
 Aug 14 ISO-NE Waiver Filing:
Mystic 8 & 9
EL18-182-001
ER18-1509-001
NEPOOL responds to Indicated EDCs request for clarification/expedited action
 Aug 13 ISO-NE Waiver Filing:
Mystic 8 & 9
ER18-1509 CT Parties oppose NEPGA Jul 27 Request
for Clarification
 Aug 13 NEPOOL Agreement Amendments ER18-2208 NEPOOL files 132nd Agreement to make clear that Press may not be a Participant or the representative of a Participant
 Aug 13 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639 ENECOS, MA AG, NH PUC request clarification and/or rehearing of Mystic COS Agreement Order
 Aug 13 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639 Judge Sterner denies ENECOS’ motion to compel Constellation responses to request for information related to the Mystic 8 & 9’s Retirement De-List Bids and other FCA-related data
 Aug 10 Capital Projects Report – 2018 Q2 ER18-2204 ISO-NE files Q2 Report;
comment date Aug 31
 Aug 10 203 App: BED/Stowe Highgate Share EC18-138 VTransco requests authorization to acquire Burlington & Stowe’s ownership shares in the Highgate Transmission Facility so that it will become Highgate’s sole owner
 Aug 10 MPD OATT Changes ER18-1213
ER18-1244
FERC issues 2nd deficiency letter;
responses due Sep 10
 Aug 9 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639 NESCOE requests reconsideration of procedural deadlines established by Mystic COS Agreement Order
 Aug 9 Economic Life
Determination Revisions
ER18-1770 FERC issues deficiency letter; ISO responses due on or before Sep 10
 Aug 8 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639 ISO-NEConstellation oppose ENECOS Aug 8 motion to compel; Judge Sterner orders Aug 9 oral argument on ENECOS Aug 8 motion to compel 
 Aug 7 Mystic 8/9 Cost of
Service Agreement
ER18-1639 ENECOS move to compel Mystic to provide Retirement De-List Bids and Related Data
 Aug 6 Sched. 21-NEP: GMP G-33 Circuit Support Agreement ER18-2174 NEP files Support Agreement with Green Mountain Power

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