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Fuzzy Bright Line

State laws challenge FERC Order 1000.
Linda L. Walsh and Noelle J. Coates, Hunton & Williams
States have passed laws to bypass FERC Order 1000 and its reforms favoring incumbent grid developers. Could those laws themselves fall under attack?
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A Pricey Peninsula

Byline: 

Bruce W. Radford

Magazine Volume: 
Fortnightly Magazine - October 2012

High prices have turned Michigan against regional planning -- a possible foretaste of what to expect under FERC Order 1000.

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Figure 1 - Proposed Multi Value Project Portfolio Overview
Figure 2 - MISO Prices May 29, 2012 – 1:05 P.M.
Figure 3 - May 29, 2012 – 2:05 P.M.
Figure 4 - May 29, 2012 – 3:35 P.M.
Category: 
Commission Watch
Author Bio: 

 

Bruce W. Radford is publisher of Public Utilities Fortnightly.

Category (Actual): 
FERC
ETRM & Markets
Transmission

Michigan chafes over regional grid planning, providing a policy lesson for the feds.

The CAPX2020 Model - Part I

Great River Energy’s Will Kaul discusses collaborative development
Michael T. Burr
One of the most ambitious transmission projects in America today is CAPX2020, a series of lines in Minnesota and surrounding states. In this first of two exclusive interviews, Fortnightly's Spark talks with Will Kaul, Great River Energy’s v.p. of transmission, about how the project managed to succeed where others have failed.
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