On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) addressed a dispute between ANR Pipeline Company (“ANR”) and FERC. The case centered on the interpretation of ANR’s tariff and whether it...more
6/6/2025
/ Appeals ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
FERC ,
Judicial Authority ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Shipping ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Tariffs ,
Texas
On May 14, 2025, FERC accepted Southwest Power Pool, Inc.’s (“SPP”) proposed revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”) to modify its high priority transmission study planning process. SPP argued these changes...more
5/22/2025
/ Dispute Resolution ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
OATT ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Tariffs ,
Transmission Grid ,
Transmission Planning
On April 29, 2025, FERC partially granted rehearing in the case of Cometa Energia, S.A. de C.V. (“Saavi”) against the California Independent System Operator Corporation (“CAISO”), finding a provision of CAISO’s Business...more
5/8/2025
/ CAISO ,
California ,
Contract Terms ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FERC ,
Government Agencies ,
Infrastructure ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Service Professionals ,
Tariffs ,
Utility Rates
On March 20, 2025, FERC denied Ponderosa Power, LLC’s (“Ponderosa”) complaint alleging that NorthWestern Corporation’s (“NorthWestern”) application of its large generator interconnection procedures (“LGIP”) was unjust and...more
On February 20, 2025, FERC found that the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”) appears to be unjust and unreasonable because it does not address with clarity or consistency the rates,...more
2/26/2025
/ Cost Allocation ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Interconnections ,
PJM ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reliability Standards ,
Tariffs ,
Transmission Grid ,
Transmission Lines