California ISO Launches Long-Awaited New Market
After protracted delays, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) launched operations in its long-awaited, new wholesale market on April 1, 2009. The ISO touted its new “Market Redesign and...
View ArticleDOE ARRA Funds Begin Roll Out
As we enter 2Q09, entities across all sectors of the energy industry are growing anxious to see how—and when—federal agencies will open the spigot on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009...
View ArticleFERC Seeks Input on Smart Grid Rate Recovery
On May 21, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) solicited supplemental comments in the Smart Grid Policy docket specifically related to how it should address requests for rate...
View ArticleFCC Seeks Comment on Smart Grid Technologies
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 directed the Federal Communications Commission to develop a National Broadband Plan. To help develop that plan, the FCC has requested comment on how...
View ArticleNIST Seeks Public Comment on Smart Grid Framework
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the US Department of Commerce on September 24 released its first round of almost 80 draft “Smart Grid” standards, which are intended to...
View ArticleFERC Streamlines Regulation of Demand Response Aggregators
In response to a request from EnergyConnect, Inc. — an aggregator of retail power customers — FERC in a January 19 order disclaimed Federal Power Act regulatory jurisdiction over retail aggregators...
View ArticleEnergy Legal Blog Awarded Best “Legal PR Blog” by PR News
PR News announced that Bracewell & Giuliani’s Energy Legal Blog will be recognized as the best “Legal PR Blog” at its annual Corporate Social Responsibility & Legal Awards Luncheon on February...
View ArticleRate Base, but no Tracker, for Maryland Smart Grid Program Costs
Baltimore Gas & Electric (BG&E) won Maryland PSC approval late Friday for an $833 million smart grid plan pursuant to which it will install 3,000 smart meter devices per day through 2014....
View ArticleTo Regulate or Not to Regulate Demand Response, Asks Maryland PSC
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) recently convened a proceeding to investigate whether to begin regulating providers of demand response services as electricity suppliers. To participate in...
View ArticleNBR Interview with Jason Hutt: The Role of Government Support in Solar Power...
On June 4, Bracewell partner Jason Hutt was interviewed on Nightly Business Report by NBC’s Jackie DeAngelis about the role of government support in the growth of the solar power industry. Click here...
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