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Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on March 21 voted to establish a new Federal-State Current Issues Collaborative “to build on nearly three years of successful transmission-related task force discussions with state utility regulators and expand their efforts to energy sector issues where there are relevant jurisdictional connections or potential regulatory gaps,” FERC said.
Generation
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on March 21 affirmed its July 2023 rule that streamlined the country’s generator interconnection process.
Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on March 21 proposed to remove the requirement that a transmission provider pay an interconnection customer for reactive power within the standard power factor range.
Security
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other federal agencies recently issued a fact sheet that provides an overview for executive leaders on the urgent risk posed by People’s Republic of China state-sponsored cyber actors known as “Volt Typhoon.”
Energy Storage
Arevon Energy on March 19 announced it has entered into a 15-year energy storage service agreement with San Diego Community Power, California’s second largest community choice aggregator, for the full capacity of the Avocet Energy Storage Project.
Generation
The Public Utility Commission of Texas on March 21 adopted a new rule implementing the Texas Energy Fund In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program.
Energy Storage
The City of Morro Bay, Calif., recently issued a draft environmental impact statement for a proposed battery energy storage system project.
Distributed Energy Resources
The Ohio Power Siting Board on March 21 authorized Oak Run Solar Project LLC to construct an 800-megawatt solar-powered electric generation facility, two 3.5-mile long transmission lines and a 300 MW battery energy storage facility in Monroe, Somerford, and Deercreek townships in Madison County, Ohio.