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Will #FERC follow up on its damning FirstEnergy audit by exercising its authority to assess fines of up to $1 million per day? $FE 
FERC's power to assess fines of up to $1 million a day is stated in the instructions for completing Form 1 documentcloud.org/documents/7214… the reporting form where FirstEnergy "improperly" reported lobbying expenses, which resulted in misuse of ratepayer money documentcloud.org/documents/2119…
The FERC audit found evidence of an effort to conceal lobbying and policy expenses, some of which FirstEnergy has now admitted amounted to bribes, wrongly paid for with ratepayer money documentcloud.org/documents/2119…
A federal court ruling broadened the definition of political spending that must be excluded from utility rates, says @OCC4Consumers, with potentially big implications for PUCO’s investigation into FirstEnergy’s misuse of ratepayer $ to support #HB6 dis.puc.state.oh.us/DocumentRecord…
The court ruling could also raise new questions about $137 million in external affairs costs that FirstEnergy included in “above-the-line” accounts that #FERC reserves for utility operating expenses that are “presumptively recoverable” from ratepayers energyandpolicy.org/firstenergy-se…
The court ruling affirmed that FERC should have ordered a transmission company jointly owned by AEP and Allegheny Energy (FirstEnergy) should to refund $6 million in ratepayer money that was misused for political spending cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opini…
Does anyone actually believe that @DTE_Energy and @ConsumersEnergy actually need "at least 5 years" to study and understand dual participation energy storage in Michigan?
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#michigan #ferc #renewables #battery
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#michigan #ferc #renewables #battery
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I struggle to see this as anything more than a land grab and a way to limit investment/deployment. @FERC Orders 841/2222 make it very clear the goal for a new modern grid, and this type of feet dragging only hurts Michiganders.
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We can't have it both ways!
More dynamic renewables mean that storage will be key to any large scale solar/wind deployment. The lack of that will just put a higher reliance on legacy utility-scale generation (i.e. Coal and Natural Gas)
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More dynamic renewables mean that storage will be key to any large scale solar/wind deployment. The lack of that will just put a higher reliance on legacy utility-scale generation (i.e. Coal and Natural Gas)
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Included in tonight’s just signed omnibus bill is an important provision requiring @FERC to submit to Congress a plan to finally establish the Office of Public Participation. I’m happy to see this new Office take a step forward! 1/4
The Office will provide a much-needed addition to @FERC—one that ensures that consumers, landowners, & others that can’t afford expensive legal representation can participate effectively in complex #FERC proceedings that have significant impacts on their lives. 2/4
This new Office will also improve @FERC decisionmaking by providing a voice for environmental justice communities that have too often been overlooked. 3/4
@FERC @pjminterconnect .@FERC’s PJM MOPR is a direct attack on state electric generation resource decisionmaking. The Federal Power Act is clear, FERC does not have this authority. FERC has the responsibility to attempt to accommodate state decisions not overturn them.
@FERC @pjminterconnect .@FERC’s PJM MOPR is a bailout--costing consumers BILLIONS of dollars every year. Conservatively, $2.4B+ associated w/ higher capacity payments, rising over time per year, & doesn’t even include the costs consumers will pay when states continue to pursue their policy preferences.
@FERC @pjminterconnect The costs imposed by @FERC’s PJM MOPR & the ubiquitous preferences given to existing resources are a transparent attempt to handicap those state actions & slow – or maybe even stop – the clean energy transition.
I write tonight to express strong reservations about @FERC’s approach to MOPR and state policies. #FERC is approving #CASPR, for all of the wrong reasons! Follow me below into the #TweetStorm
I disagree strongly with the order’s suggestion that state sponsored resources must either be subject to a Minimum Offer Price Rule (#MOPR) or some alternative mechanism for “accommodating” the effects of state public policies.
That rationale—which is not adopted by a majority of the Commissioners that support the order—is ill-conceived, misguided, and a serious threat to consumers, the environment and, in fact, the long-term viability of the Commission’s capacity market construct.
