Dive Summary:

• Idaho Power Co. wants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reconsider its September ruling that forbid utilities from rejecting wind farm electricity.
• Idaho Power and other utilities have been trying to find ways to curtail contractually required purchases at times when few customers need electricity; wind companies asked the FERC to intervene.
• The Idaho Public Utilities Commission didn’t even get a chance to rule on the matter before the FERC ruling, something Idaho Power says shouldn’t have happened.

From the article:

Idaho Power Co. wants federal regulators to reconsider their September ruling forbidding utilities from rejecting electricity from wind farms during certain periods of low demand.

The state's biggest utility on Monday told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission its Sept. 20 order was premature and disregards negative impacts on ratepayers. ...