Andrew B. Art
Issue Alerts
D.C. Circuit Reverses FERC Policy on Station Power
Andrew Art, Vincenzo Franco, Jay RyanMay 6, 2010
On May 4, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) vacated and remanded for further proceedings orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission allowing generators interconnected to the California Independent System Operator to avoid paying retail charges by netting their station power against their gross output.
FERC Issues Civil Penalty Guidelines
Andrew Art, Paul Korman, Malcolm McLellanMarch 19, 2010
On March 18, 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Policy Statement on Penalty Guidelines (Penalty Guidelines). The Penalty Guidelines establish a significant new approach for FERC to use in determining civil penalties “to be imposed on all organizations for violations of the statutes, rules, regulations, restrictions, conditions or orders overseen by [FERC].” (§1A.1.1).
FERC Clarifies Jurisdiction Over Demand Response
Jay Ryan, Andrew Art, Vincenzo FrancoJanuary 25, 2010
On January 19, 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order clarifying its jurisdiction over demand response services under the Federal Power Act.
FERC Seeks Comments on Whether to Require Electric Quarterly Reporting by Public Power Utilities
Andrew Art, Vincenzo Franco, Jaime KnepperJanuary 25, 2010
On January 21, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking comments on whether it should require municipal utilities, publicly-owned electric utilities, consumer-owned electric cooperatives, and Federal electric utilities (collectively, Public Power Utilities) to file reports of their wholesale power sales and contracts under FERC’s Electric Quarterly Report program.
FERC and NERC Reach Record $25 Million Civil Penalty Settlement with FPL Related to Florida Blackout
Gary Bachman, Andrew Art, Vincenzo Franco, Willie PhillipsOctober 13, 2009
On October 8, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reached a record $25 million settlement agreement with Florida Power and Light Company to resolve a joint FERC-NERC enforcement investigation of a February 26, 2008 widespread blackout affecting Florida.
Seminars & Events
American Wind Energy Association WINDPOWER 2009
McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, ILMay 4, 2009
Andrew Art is presenting at this event.