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Energy Law: Month in Review - November 2024

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month....more

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FERC Issues Order Expanding Findings Related to Non-Independent Directors and Affiliation

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On September 6, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued an order finding that the presence of a non-independent director, i.e., one who is affiliated with an investor, on the board of...more

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FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries for December 2023

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Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on December 19th, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more

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FERC Accepts PJM’s Interconnection Queue Reform

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In a “FERC after dark” order issued late yesterday, November 29, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) largely accepted a comprehensive reform of the PJM interconnection process that applies to both generation and...more

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Fifth Circuit Vacates FERC Orders, Reaffirming Contract Rejection Powers in Bankruptcy

On July 19, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit added to a stream of recent decisions upholding a debtor's right to "reject" regulated energy contracts in bankruptcy, even over the objection of the Federal...more

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California Energy Regulatory Weekly Update - June 2020

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On 12/5/19 the California Environmental Justice Alliance, Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife and the Public Advocates Office submitted an application for rehearing and clarification of D.19-02-007. The parties allege that the...more

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California PUC Adopts New Standard-Offer Contract for Small PURPA Projects

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Responding to the Ninth Circuit’s rejection of its program to implement the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) in Winding Creek Solar LLC v. Peterman, the California Public Utilities Commission on May 7...more

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PJM Makes MOPR Compliance Filing and Proposes Timing for Delayed RPM Auction

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Ohio Commission Requests Comment Delay for COVID-19 Emergency On March 18, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C (PJM) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed changes to its Tariff in compliance with FERC’s...more

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Renewable Energy Update - February 2020 #2

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Tensions flare as California’s solar industry waits for key ruling on community solar market - Bullet Greentech Media – February 7 - Debate continues to simmer in California as to what role community solar projects...more

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California Energy Regulatory Weekly Update - November 2019 #2

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This ruling formally initiates the “procurement track” as outlined in Decision (D.) 19-04-040. The ruling generally describes the scope and content of the procurement track, and seeks comments from parties on its framing and...more

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CAISO Clarifies Generator Deliverability Assessment Proposal

In a stakeholder call yesterday, the CAISO discussed the Revised Draft Final Proposal in the Generator Deliverability Assessment stakeholder initiative. During the call, the CAISO addressed outstanding stakeholder questions,...more

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Rejecting Power-Purchase Agreements in Energy Cases: Do Bankruptcy Courts Have Exclusive Jurisdiction?

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In a much-awaited and pivotal decision in the PG&E chapter 11 proceeding, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California held that it not only has exclusive jurisdiction over the rejection of wholesale...more

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FERC Asserts Its Authority to Review Rejection of Wholesale Power Agreements Days Before PG&E Files Bankruptcy

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On Jan. 25, 2019 – just days before Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) proposes to file its bankruptcy case – the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order asserting its concurrent authority to approve proposed...more

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Aligning PURPA with the Modern Energy Landscape: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Federal Energy...

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (“NARUC”) issued an October 11th paper titled: Aligning PURPA with the Modern Energy Landscape – A Proposal to FERC (“Proposal”) ...more

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DHS Hosts Cybersecurity Summit; Announces New Cross-Sector Risk Management Center - Kicks Off Renewed Focus on Cyber Risks to the...

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On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hosted a National Cybersecurity Summit, featuring the nation's top homeland, national security and law enforcement officials. The event featured Vice...more

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Federal Court Finds California PURPA Programs Non-Compliant

In a decision issued last week, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted summary judgment in favor of Winding Creek Solar LLC (“Winding Creek”). Winding Creek had alleged that certain California...more

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The Fourth Circuit Affirms District Court Decision Finding Maryland’s Contract for Differences Unconstitutional

As we reported (see link below), in October 2013, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland declared unconstitutional an order of the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) directing the state’s...more

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FERC Performs an About-Face in Idaho

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With the holidays behind us and the cheer and reverie of the New Year trailing off, wind developers in Idaho may be realizing that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) left a lump of coal in their stockings on...more

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