June 7, 2025
NV Energy proposes $500M wildfire self-insurance policy, disaster plan cost recovery
Policy aims to mitigate customer financial risk from catastrophic wildfires potentially linked to utility equipment.
Ratepayer Impacts
May 16, 2025
Dynegy, Constellation challenge ANR Pipeline’s rate hike at FERC, citing unsubstantiated cost increases
The challengers highlight that ANR’s proposed return on equity of 14.54% is 300 basis points higher than FERC’s most recently litigated ROE.
May 16, 2025
Power producers’ report disputes claim that generation cost are the main driver of rising power bills in PJM
Distribution, transmission, and state policies identified as major contributors, challenging assumptions about PJM’s recent record capacity auction.
May 15, 2025
FERC denies key rate request for $3B Valley Link Transmission Project, launches inquiry
The split decision seeks to strike a balance between incentivizing transmission development with consumer protection, setting a potential precedent for future projects.
April 29, 2025
Midwest transmission owners challenge FERC return-on-equity ruling in U.S. appeals court
The petition challenges FERC’s decision to apply a revised ROE methodology retroactively, impacting refunds and potentially setting a precedent for future rate cases.
April 29, 2025
Maryland protests shouldering billion-dollar transmission expansion for Virginia data centers
Virginia’s data center boom is sparking a heated interstate dispute over how to assign costs for billions of dollars in grid upgrades.
April 24, 2025
FERC approves PJM capacity market price collar, resolving complaint with Pennsylvania governor
The decision establishes a temporary price cap and floor for 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 delivery years, aiming to balance market stability and consumer protection amid rapid load growth and resource retirements.
April 22, 2025
New Jersey governor demands FERC probe into PJM capacity auction, citing potential market manipulation
Exorbitant price increases in PJM’s latest capacity auction are projected to cost New Jersey ratepayers $1.7 billion, prompting calls for the investigation.
April 9, 2025
State consumer advocate challenges $3B Valley Link transmission project rate proposal, citing excessive costs
PJM has designated the multi-state transmission project portfolio as essential to address reliability issues and growing data center loads by 2030.
March 12, 2025
Public watchdog says Northeast grid operators lack authority to recover Canadian electricity import tariffs
The advocacy group argues that ISOs lack the legal authority to collect tariffs, which are the responsibility of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
March 11, 2025
Delays to New England grid interconnection reforms is raising alarms of a PJM-style capacity price spikes
Further delays in the approval of the market reforms could leave up to 3 GW of new resources ineligible for the next capacity commitment period, according to one estimate.
March 10, 2025
Xcel Energy’s $2B power line sparks legal fight from skiing enclave Aspen
Cities appeal FERC’s decision on the $2 billion transmission project, arguing unfair cost allocation.
December 11, 2024
State AG, consumer advocates demand refunds, overhaul of PJM auction, amid soaring costs
The coalition warns that inaction could lead to consumer costs more than doubling to a staggering $37 billion in the 2026/2027 auction.
November 18, 2024
State AG, consumer advocates demand refunds, PJM auction overhaul amid soaring costs
The coalition warns that inaction could lead to consumer costs more than doubling to a staggering $37 billion in the 2026/2027 auction.