FERC Engages on Environmental Justice and Equity in Permitting
On March 14, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice announcing the final agenda and panelists for its Roundtable on Environmental Justice and Equity in Infrastructure Permitting to be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023
FERC Approves Western Power Pool's First of Its Kind Regional Resource Adequacy Program
On February 10, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order accepting the Northwest Power Pool d/b/a Western Power Pool's (WPP) filing to establish the first of its kind voluntary regional resource adequacy program developed outside of an existing regional transmission organization or independent system operator. FERC accepted WPP's proposed Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) Tariff effective January 1, 2023, which is the first region-wide reliability planning and compliance program in the history of the West.
March 22, 2023 Wright & Talisman Attorneys Recognized in Lawdragon's Inaugural Edition of 500 Leading U.S. Energy Lawyers
March 20, 2023 FERC Engages on Environmental Justice and Equity in Permitting
February 13, 2023 FERC Approves Western Power Pool's First of Its Kind Regional Resource Adequacy Program
January 31, 2023 FERC Approves MISO Transmission Owners' Proposal to Eliminate Reactive Power Compensation for All Generators
December 01, 2022 FERC Approves PJM's Interconnection Reform Proposal
November 04, 2022 Wright & Talisman, P.C. Ranked in 2023 "Best Law Firms"
October 26, 2022 FERC Signals Shift on Control and Affiliation Policies for Board Membership, Electric Acquisitions and Dispositions, and Market-Based Rate Sellers
October 13, 2022 Wright & Talisman, P.C. Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
June 23, 2022 FERC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Targeting Interconnection Queue Backlogs
June 17, 2022 Wright & Talisman Participates in 32nd Annual Lawyers Have Heart 10K Race, 5K Run, and Fun Walk
Lawdragon named nine Wright & Talisman attorneys to its 2023 500 Leading U.S. Energy Lawyers guide.
On March 14, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice announcing the final agenda and panelists for its Roundtable on Environmental Justice and Equity in Infrastructure Permitting to be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023
On February 10, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order accepting the Northwest Power Pool d/b/a Western Power Pool's (WPP) filing to establish the first of its kind voluntary regional resource adequacy program developed outside of an existing regional transmission organization or independent system operator. FERC accepted WPP's proposed Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) Tariff effective January 1, 2023, which is the first region-wide reliability planning and compliance program in the history of the West.
On January 27, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order accepting the MISO Transmission Owners' filing to eliminate reactive power capability compensation under Schedule 2, Reactive Supply and Voltage Control from Generation or Other Sources Service of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) Open Access Transmission, Energy and Operating Reserve Markets Tariff (Tariff).
On November 29, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order accepting the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) filing to comprehensively reform its interconnection process.
In a pair of orders issued on October 20, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) expanded its definition of affiliation and control significantly. FERC found that, for purposes of section 203 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) and FERC's regulations for utilities with authority to sell electricity at market-based rates, an investor that nominates or appoints its own officer, director, or other appointee accountable to that investor to a utility or utility holding company's board has control of, and should be considered an affiliate of, that utility or utility holding company.
Wright & Talisman, P.C. is pleased to announce that five of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2023 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. Furthermore, President and Managing Shareholder Wendy Reed has been selected by Best Lawyers as the 2023 Washington, D.C. "Lawyer of the Year" for Energy Law.
On June 16, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) proposing reforms to address interconnection queue backlogs and promote new technologies in its forms of generator interconnection procedures and agreements.
On June 11, 2022, the Wright & Talisman, P.C. team participated in the 32nd Annual Lawyers Have Heart 10K Race, 5K Run, and Fun Walk, joining thousands of participants both virtual and in-person at Georgetown's Washington Harbour in raising over $1 million to benefit the American Heart Association (AHA).
