News & Analysis as of

Energy Policy Act Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DC Circuit Decision Opens Doors to Rate Increases by FERC-Regulated Oil, Liquids and Refined Products Pipelines

Interstate oil, liquid and refined products pipelines regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will soon be able to raise their transportation rates (provided they were set using FERC’s popular Index rate...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Implications of US Department of Energy Decision to ‘Pause’ Authorizations of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports May Extend Beyond...

On January 26, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that it would place a temporary “pause” on pending decisions to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries with which the United States has not entered into...more

White & Case LLP

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for November 2023

White & Case LLP on

Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's open meeting to be held on November 16, 2023, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on November 9, 2023....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Feds May Need Power To Take State Lands For New Grid

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

Ambitions to decarbonize the power sector by 2035 face a number of significant hurdles — the most intractable of which may be the extent of corresponding highvoltage transmission infrastructure necessary to accommodate the...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

Demand Response and Advanced Metering: 2019 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Staff Report

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued on December 11th a staff report titled: 2019 Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering (“Report”)...more

Allen Matkins

The PUHCA, A Long Time Passing

Allen Matkins on

Before initializations were clever, there was PUHCA, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. The Securities and Exchange Commission administered the PUHCA mostly by reviewing applications by registered public holding...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FERC Seeks Comment on Broad Reforms to Electric Transmission Incentives Policies

Holland & Knight LLP on

On March 21, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking comment on possibly broad reforms to the scope and implementation of its electric transmission incentives regulations...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FERC Enforcement Releases 2016 Annual Report

On November 17, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or “Commission”) Office of Enforcement (“Enforcement”) released its annual Report on Enforcement (the “2016 Report”). This year’s report is the 10th such...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

FERC Proposes Changes to Interstate Oil Pipeline Index Ratemaking and Cost and Revenue Reporting

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR). This ANOPR is seeking comments on potential changes to FERC’s policies for evaluating interstate oil pipeline...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Long-Awaited Decision is a Mixed Result for Litigants Battling FERC Enforcement Actions in Federal Court

Individuals and organizations litigating the imposition of civil penalties by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) under its anti-manipulation authority in federal court received another opinion...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Supreme Court: FERC Has Authority to Regulate Electricity Market Demand Response Prices to Bolster Grid Reliability

Several energy cases have worked their way to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court recently. On Monday January 25, 2016, the High Court issued its 6-2 decision in FERC v. Electric Power Supply Assn, et al., 577 U. S. ____...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

2016 Regulatory Forecast: Environmental & Energy Policy

Balch & Bingham LLP on

Looking ahead to 2016, federal environmental and energy policies will continue to have a significant impact on businesses across many sectors. That impact will be particularly pronounced as the current Administration...more

Morgan Lewis

FERC Issues Annual Enforcement Report

Morgan Lewis on

The Annual Report provides information concerning the Office of Enforcement’s efforts in fiscal year 2015. On November 19, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s or the Commission’s) Office of Enforcement...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on FERC Demand Response Policy

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 ("EPAct 2005") established a national policy to encourage reliable and affordable demand response services. Demand response refers to the ability of retail electric customers to reduce or shift...more

King & Spalding

REGULATORY: D.C. Regulatory: FERC Investigations in the Wake of D.C. Circuit’s Hunter Ruling

King & Spalding on

On March 15, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) a major setback in its enforcement efforts by ruling that FERC had encroached on the exclusive jurisdiction of the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FERC Lacks Authority To Regulate Natural Gas Futures Contracts, D.C. Circuit Rules

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decided today that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has exclusive jurisdiction over all transactions involving commodity futures contracts and that the Federal...more

16 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide