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In an order dated May 20, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC, or the Commission) terminated the hydropower licenses for three projects located on the Tittabawasee River in Michigan the Secord (P-10809), Smallwood (P-10810) and Sanford (P-2785) dams. The termination by implied surrender follows a
May 2020 breach at the Sanford dam and the breach and failure of the upstream Edenville dam, which was also operated by the same licensee before the Commission revoked the Edenville license in 2018 due to the licensee’s repeated noncompliance with FERC dam safety orders. The resultant floods caused significant damage in the communities surrounding the dams and have been estimated by the State of Michigan to have caused economic harm exceeding $190 million.
On February 11, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced plans to create a senior position at the Commission to coordinate incorporation of environmental justice.
FERC staff issued a white paper regarding the current status and use of hybrid resources – e.g., co-located generation and storage facilities – in wholesale markets, including markets operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators.
Published: 2 Jun 2021, 14:05
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Hybrid plant combining wind, solar and battery storage in Zaragoza, Spain. Image: Siemens Gamesa.
There are several potential benefits to pairing electricity generation with energy storage, but US network operators still have some way to go to best accommodate the fast-growing interest in so-called ‘hybrid resources’.
That was one of the key takeaways of a recently published white paper, authored by staff at the US’ Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Across the country’s six major regional transmission organisations (RTOs) and independent system operator (ISO) jurisdictions, there were more than 62GW of hybrid projects in interconnection queues at the end of 2020, according to research FERC quoted from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
US authority consents to Louisiana gas pipeline
Jun 2, 2021 6:18:pm
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US authority consents to Louisiana gas pipeline
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has consented to plans by Enable Midstream Partners to build its Gulf Run natural gas pipeline in Louisiana, though raised objections June 1 to potential emissions.
Enable in 2018 said its planned Gulf Run natural gas pipeline in Louisiana would feed the growing demand for LNG exports along the US Gulf Coast. By 2019, it had landed a cornerstone shipper in Golden Pass, a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil.
From the two companies, Enable has a 20-year shipper commitment for 1.1bn ft