On May 1, 2020, President Trump issued an “Executive Order on Securing the United States Bulk-Power System,” aimed at preventing cyberattacks to and interference by foreign adversaries with the US power grid. Specifically,...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has directed the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to revise its Reliability Standards to develop enhanced Cyber Security Incident reporting requirements....more
On July 18, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued orders (i) adopting procedures to implement the federal corporate income tax rate reduction in natural gas pipeline rates, and (ii) providing guidance...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) initiating a review of FERC’s 1999 Policy Statement on the certification of new natural gas transportation facilities (Policy Statement)....more
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With increased awareness of the urgent threat that cybersecurity failures pose to critical infrastructure, regulators have been stepping up their enforcement efforts, particularly against those entities that fail to establish...more
On July 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its opinion in United Airlines, Inc., et al. v. FERC. This oil pipeline rate case appeal involves SFPP, L.P., a pipeline organized as a limited...more