This article comes from law firm Troutman Sanders LLP (www.troutman.com) In June, 2011 the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc.’s (“Midwest ISO” or “MISO”) announced that dispatchable intermittent resources (DIRs) are available in the real-time energy market. This change means wind resources are now able to participate in the real-time market like other generators.…

The following comes from law firm Troutman Sanders LLP On May 19, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) released the Notice of Inquiry (NOI), Promoting Transmission Investment Through Pricing Reform. In passing the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Congress added a new section 219 to the Federal Power Act (FPA). That section directed…