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Transmission Development – Key Issues to Watch

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Strategies and Policy Considerations for an Uncertain Grid Market

Coming out of the 2018 Infocast Transmission Summit, ScottMadden shares key takeaways related to strategies and policy considerations for an uncertain grid market, including infrastructure challenges and market reform.

Transmission Investment: Revisiting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Two-Step DCF Methodology for Calculating Allowed Returns on Equity

On behalf of the EEI, ScottMadden prepared this white paper reviewing the “Two-step” Discounted Cash Flow model to set allowed Returns on Equity for electric transmission investments, as adopted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Opinion No. 531.

Darkness Down Under – How a recent blackout has reignited the debate over how renewable generation could impact grid reliability

This outage highlights the difficulty in planning and operating a grid using a supply set which includes a high percentage of intermittent resources and relies on imported power for balancing.

FERC Order No. 1000: Five Years On

This complimentary white paper addresses the objectives of Order No. 1000, what has been accomplished, and key challenges with its implementation.

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ScottMadden recently joined SNL to provide an interactive webinar focused on transmission development. The webinar addressed the key industry trends impacting transmission development, FERC Order 1000 and the impacts of the removal of the right of first refusal for transmission developers.

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Cristin Lyons Partner and Energy Practice Leader

May we suggest:

Strategies and Policy Considerations for an Uncertain Grid Market

Coming out of the 2018 Infocast Transmission Summit, ScottMadden shares key takeaways related to strategies and policy considerations for an uncertain grid market, including infrastructure challenges and market reform.

Transmission Investment: Revisiting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Two-Step DCF Methodology for Calculating Allowed Returns on Equity

On behalf of the EEI, ScottMadden prepared this white paper reviewing the “Two-step” Discounted Cash Flow model to set allowed Returns on Equity for electric transmission investments, as adopted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Opinion No. 531.

Darkness Down Under – How a recent blackout has reignited the debate over how renewable generation could impact grid reliability

This outage highlights the difficulty in planning and operating a grid using a supply set which includes a high percentage of intermittent resources and relies on imported power for balancing.

FERC Order No. 1000: Five Years On

This complimentary white paper addresses the objectives of Order No. 1000, what has been accomplished, and key challenges with its implementation.

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