Facility Ratings Not Consistent With Facility Ratings Methodology (FRM) Results in $82,000 Penalty

The MidAmerican Energy Company (MEC) submitted a Self-Report stating that, as a Transmission Owner, it was noncompliant with FAC-009-1 R1. MEC reported that it had…
FERC Orders Ampersand Cranberry Lake Hydro, LLC, to Pay a $600,000 Civil Penalty

FERC has ordered Ampersand Cranberry Lake Hydro, LLC, to pay a $600,000 civil penalty for violating its hydroelectric license by failing to retain…
SPP Assessed $280,000 Penalty

NERC (the NCEA) determined that the Entity (SPP) did not have sufficient alarm management in its Real‐time Contingency Assessment…
Gila Bend Operations Company (GBOC) Assessed a $126,000 Penalty for Violations of FAC-008-3

During a compliance audit conducted September 30, 2019, through October 4, 2019, WECC determined GBOC, as a Generator Owner, had…
FERC orders Civil Penalty of $450,000 and Disgorgement of $119,425.10 to be paid by Dynegy

FERC assessed a Civil Penalty to the United States of $450,000 against Dynegy Marketing and Trade, LLC (Dynegy)…
FERC Levies Civil Penalty in the Amount of $2,400,000 and Disgorgement of $2,300,000 against Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. (Cne)

FERC Enforcement determined that CNE violated 18 C.F.R. § 35.41(a) and sections 4.2.1, 37.2.1.1, and 37.3.1 of the CAISO tariff. Section 35.41(a) provides…
Arizona Public Service Company received $132,000 Penalty for Self-reported Violation of TOP-001-4 R13

Each Transmission Operator shall have, and make available upon request, evidence to show it ensured that a Real-Time…
Entity Receives $20,000 Penalty for Violation of Prc-005-6 Related to Acquired Assets

ITC , on October 4, 2019, submitted a Self-Report to ReliabilityFirst stating that, as a Transmission Owner, it was in violation of PRC-005-6 R3. This violation…
Complete Programmatic Failure Due to Widespread Problem with Broad River’s Compliance Program Results in $435,000 Penalty

SERC determined that Broad River was in violation of TOP-003-3 R5 because it failed to report unit unavailability in accordance with its BA and Transmission Operator’s (TOP)…