How Should Storage be Counted? FERC Is Asked To Decide the Role of Storage in Calculating QF Capacity

Is a co-located storage facility and wind or solar facility considered to be one qualifying facility (“QF”) under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (“PURPA”)? Or multiple QFs? How will the aggregate capacity of such storage plus wind/solar QF(s) be measured?  If the storage will only be charged from the co-located wind/solar facility, will the aggregate capacity of the storage plus wind/solar QF be the net power production capacity of the wind/solar facility? Or will it include the maximum capacity of the co-located storage facility (in addition to the capacity of the wind/solar facility)? These questions should be answered when FERC rules on NorthWestern Corporation’s (“NorthWestern”) recently-filed motion (FERC Docket No. EL18-195) (the “NorthWestern Motion”) and an application for QF recertification by Beaver Creek Wind II, LLC (FERC Docket No. QF17-673-002) (the “QF Recertification”).  On…

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