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Jul
22
2016
FERC Alters Proposal to Enhance Reporting in Support of Enforcement Bracewell LLP
Dec
5
2016
FERC and CFTC Annual Enforcement Update Bracewell LLP
Mar
13
2012
FERC and Constellation Energy Commodities Group Settle Investigation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
21
2024
FERC Announces Changes in Enforcement Procedures Van Ness Feldman LLP
Jun
18
2020
FERC Announces Conferences on Carbon Pricing and Offshore in RTOS/ISOS K&L Gates
Sep
3
2021
FERC Announces Members and Establishes First Meeting for Joint Federal-State Transmission Task Force Bracewell LLP
Oct
17
2018
FERC Announces New Framework for Determining Public Utility ROE Van Ness Feldman LLP
Jun
25
2020
FERC Announces Potential Changes to Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Standards for Cybersecurity of the Bulk Electric System (BES) Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
12
2014
FERC Announces Technical Conference on EPA’s Clean Power Plan ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
20
2017
FERC Annual Enforcement Update: November 20, 2017 Bracewell LLP
Dec
30
2014
FERC Approved Settlement with Twin Cities - Federal Energy Regulatory Committee Bracewell LLP
Aug
13
2014
FERC Approves $12 Million Settlement for Reliability Standards Violations of Imperian Irrigation District ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
30
2023
FERC Approves Enforcement's Settlements with Two Demand Response Providers K&L Gates
Nov
25
2014
FERC Approves Fourth Settlement for 2011 Southwest Blackout Against Western Area Power Administration ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
18
2014
FERC Approves Integration of Western Area Power Administration, Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Heartland Consumers Power District into SPP ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
27
2019
FERC Approves ISO-NE Market Design Changes for Battery Storage Resources Pierce Atwood LLP
Sep
15
2014
FERC Approves ISO-NE Winter Reliability Program for 2014-15, Requires Stakeholder Discussions to Address Future Reliability Concerns ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
19
2012
FERC Approves LNG Export Project Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
15
2015
FERC Approves Major Reforms to PJM’s Capacity Market Construct: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
26
2019
FERC Approves MISO’s Tariff Change Permitting Generators to Voluntarily Share Interconnection Facilities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
26
2018
FERC Approves New Cybersecurity Standards for Supply Chain Risk Management Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
30
2016
FERC Approves New Reliability Standard to Protect Grid from GMD Events Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
26
2013
FERC Approves New Vegetation Management Reliability Standard, Issues a NOPR to Clarify ATC Calculation, and Remands Two Interpretations of NERC’s Cyber Security Reliability Standards ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
25
2016
FERC Approves Relay Performance Reliability Standard, NERC Submits Response - Electric Reliability Update - March 25, 2016 Van Ness Feldman LLP
Apr
12
2018
FERC Approves Settlement of Alleged Market Manipulation Suit Bracewell LLP
Jan
19
2012
FERC Approves Settlement Resolving Electric Power Market Manipulation Investigation into North America Power Partners Officer Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
21
2020
FERC Approves the Overhaul of PURPA Regulations Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
11
2012
FERC Asserts Jurisdiction Over Bundled Renewable Energy Credits McDermott Will & Emery
May
5
2015
FERC Assesses $5 Million Penalty Against Maxim Power for Alleged Manipulation of ISO-NE Market and for Misleading the Independent Market Monitor Bracewell LLP
Oct
21
2016
FERC Audit Report Provides Guidance Regarding Reporting Of Uplift And Capacity Payments In Electric Quarterly Reports Bracewell LLP
Nov
22
2022
FERC Broadens Definition of Affiliate; Increases Investor and Utility Scrutiny Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
30
2018
FERC Calls For More Comments On Distributed Resource Aggregation Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
13
2017
FERC Chair Names New General Counsel Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
29
2022
FERC Chairman Glick's Job at Risk After Advancing Efforts to Combat Climate Change Mintz
Apr
21
2020
FERC Clarifies and Reaffirms ADIT Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP
 

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