After a five-year wait, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has denied rehearing of its 2017 order in Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., 161 FERC ¶ 61,219 (2017) (Magellan) that declared Magellan Midstream...more
On September 29, 2020, in response to a request for rehearing, FERC issued an order modifying the discussion in, while sustaining the result of, a prior order finding that PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) was not in...more
A decision by the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on June 30 rejected the near routine use by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of tolling orders to prevent rehearing requests from being denied by operation of...more
On June 30, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, sitting en banc, denounced the practice of the secretary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in issuing tolling orders, which provide FERC with...more
On June 30, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”), sitting en banc, upended decades of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) practice. Allegheny...more
The Impact of COVID-19 on Nuclear Electricity Sales Contracts in France - The electricity sector, like numerous others in France, has been heavily affected by the economic shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...more
On June 9, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a final rulemaking order amending its regulations to preclude the commencement of construction of FERC-authorized natural gas pipeline, storage and...more
On April 27, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, sitting en banc, heard oral argument in Allegheny Defense Fund v. FERC. At issue is whether it is lawful for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue...more
FERC: No Rehearing on Potomac Pipeline - "A federal commission this week turned down a request to rehear its approval for a proposed natural-gas pipeline under the Potomac River." Why this is important: In 2018, the Federal...more
The Decision: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's ("FERC") Opinion No. 569 establishes new methodologies under Federal Power Act ("FPA") Section 206 for (i) determining whether existing electric utility transmission...more
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's June 20, 2019 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on June 13, 2019. Agenda item H-1 has not been summarized due to omission...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued an Order on Rehearing and Clarification in the May 23rd Federal Register. See 84 Fed. Reg. 23902. The Order addresses Petitions for Rehearing and Clarification...more
On March 3, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued Opinion No. 531-B, an order denying rehearing of Opinion No. 531. Opinion No. 531 involved a challenge to the New England Transmission Owners’...more
On February 6, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Order on Rehearing of its Order No. 768, in which FERC expanded its Electric Quarterly Report (EQR) filing requirements by, among other things,...more