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State Corp. Commission of KS v. FERC
Case Number:
15-1447
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Companies
- Basin Electric Power Cooperative
- Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc.
- Southwest Power Pool Inc.
Government Agencies
Sectors & Industries:
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November 28, 2017
DC Circ. Backs FERC's OK For Southwest Grid Integration
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday rejected a challenge by Kansas utility regulators to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of regional grid operator Southwest Power Pool Inc.'s plan to bring aboard two utilities without having to pay certain facility costs, saying FERC's reasoning was sound.
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October 11, 2017
FERC's Southwest Grid Plan OK Discriminatory, DC Circ. Told
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission essentially gave away the farm by letting two utilities into Southwest Power Pool Inc.'s transmission footprint without having to pay certain facility costs, Kansas utility regulators complained to a D.C. Circuit panel at oral arguments Wednesday, calling FERC's approval of the integration plan "discriminatory and preferential."
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September 21, 2016
FERC Grid Integration Plan Approval Baseless, DC Circ. Told
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission can't support its argument that its approval of a plan to bring three utilities into Southwest Power Pool Inc.'s transmission footprint doesn't unfairly penalize existing SPP members and ratepayers, Kansas utility regulators told the D.C. Circuit Tuesday.
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September 07, 2016
Power Cos. Defend FERC Approval Of Grid Integration Plan
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's acceptance of a plan to bring three utilities into Southwest Power Pool Inc.'s transmission footprint was sound, contrary to Kansas regulators' argument that the integration would unfairly penalize existing SPP members and ratepayers, SPP and the utilities argued Tuesday.
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August 30, 2016
Grid Integration Plan Is Solid, FERC Tells DC Circ.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday defended its approval of Southwest Power Pool Inc.'s plan to bring three utilities into the regional grid operator's transmission footprint, telling the D.C. Circuit that the utilities' integration will bring $334 million in benefits to SPP's existing members over a 10-year period.
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June 27, 2016
FERC Approved Unfair Grid Integration Plan, DC Circ. Told
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wrongly approved Southwest Power Pool Inc.'s plan to bring three utilities into the regional grid operator's transmission footprint, which will saddle existing SPP members and their ratepayers with unfair costs, Kansas utility regulators told the D.C. Circuit on Friday.