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On December 17, 2021, FERC affirmed a Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (“PURPA”) qualifying facility (“QF”) self-certification for the Shields Valley Solar Facility. ....
More details are emerging about NorthWestern Energyâs proposed gas-fired power plant near Laurel. At least 250 people would be needed for the construction of the 175-megawatt power plant, which the utility previously said would come online by start of 2024. The selected contractor for the project is Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co., Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri. âThere will be significant jobs during the construction of the Laurel Generating Station with opportunities for Montanans for employment, as well as to provide services and supplies. At the peak of construction there is expected to be between 250 - 300 people working on the Laurel Generating Station,â said NorthWestern spokesperson Jo Dee Black in an email. âWe anticipate and hope a significant portion of the work will be done by Montanans.â ....
FERC s decision in Broadview Solar, LLC (discussed here) couldn t even make it to its first birthday before FERC said never mind, that such decision was a mistake. Reversing the reasoning of its earlier order, FERC held in its order addressing arguments on rehearing that a 160 MW solar facility with a 50 MW battery could qualify as a small power production qualifying facility (SPP QF), so long as the facility s net output to the electric utility (i.e., at the point of interconnection), taking into account all components necessary to produce electric energy in a form useful to an interconnected entity, was 80 MW or less. The Commission s rationale largely mirrored the arguments put forth in dissent to the original order by then-Commissioner, now-Chairman, Glick. But the rehearing order still did not address important considerations in evaluating compliance with PURPA s 80 MW limit, and (like the original order) drew a dissent. It is doubtful that the new order will be the ....
FERC Reverses Broadview on Rehearing; Reinstates Focus on Output in Evaluating 80 MW Cap for QFs | Bracewell LLP jdsupra.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jdsupra.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
FERC boosts small solar, reversing PURPA ruling that had upended 40 years of precedent utilitydive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from utilitydive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.