Significant Changes to FERC’s Rules for Market-Based Rate Sellers -
On July 18, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued two orders modifying its rules for sellers to obtain or retain authorization...more
On July 18, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued two orders modifying its rules for sellers to obtain or retain authorization to make sales at market-based rates. First, Order No. 861 modifies the...more
Good news at last for the development of offshore wind projects in France -
While France had launched in 2011 a very ambitious offshore wind farm development program, aiming to reach 6 GMW of wind turbine installations at...more
3/14/2018
/ Arbitration ,
Canada ,
Clean Water Act ,
Construction Industry ,
Duty of Care ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
France ,
Groundwater ,
Offshore Wind ,
Pipelines ,
Subsidiaries ,
UK ,
Wind Power
At its February 15, 2018 open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a rulemaking Final Order intended to remove barriers to the participation of electric storage resources in organized electric...more
Negotiating an In-Project Construction Dispute -
Many thorny and competing interests are implicated when an ongoing major construction project experiences an unanticipated event that impacts the project schedule or...more
10/11/2016
/ Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
De Novo Standard of Review ,
Due Process ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enhanced Penalties ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
FERC ,
Russia ,
Sanctions
In a line of much-anticipated decisions, two federal district courts ruled to protect the procedural due process rights of entities targeted by FERC enforcement actions. Recent decisions in Massachusetts and the District of...more
On July 21, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “NOPR”) addressing the collection of certain data from sellers making sales at market-based rates (“MBR Sellers”)...more