Nearly $20 million for Centralia 202(c) order should be paid only by Northwest utilities, FERC says
FERC rejected TransAlta's 202(c) cost recovery plan for the Centralia unit. The agency said only utilities in the Northwest should pay the nearly $20 million in expenses tied to a 90-day order covering the unit. FERC also said payment is due even though the unit did not produce output.
Why it matters
The ruling shows that costs of 202(c) orders can be assigned to regional utilities, a factor for builders and AI strategy leads weighing power cost exposure in the Northwest.
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