On November 19, 2020, FERC issued Opinion No. 569-B, in which it made minor modifications to the discussion in, but largely reaffirmed, its previously-issued Opinion No. 569-A wherein FERC revised its return on equity (“ROE”)...more
On May 21, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued two orders addressing methodologies for analyzing the base return on equity (“ROE”) components of rates of FERC-regulated entities. In Opinion No....more
The Decision: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued Opinion No. 569-A, refining the methodology it established in Opinion No. 569 for setting the return on equity ("ROE") that electric utilities earn on...more
In a long-awaited decision, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Opinion No. 569 adopting a new methodology to determine whether the rate of return on common equity (ROE) used to calculate cost-based rates...more
Our Energy Group interprets the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s two latest notices of inquiry seeking comments on changes to a decade-old transmission incentive policy and how to respond to a federal court decision...more
On March 21, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission” or FERC) issued a notice of inquiry (NOI) seeking industry comments regarding the modification and application of its current rate of return on equity (ROE)...more
Water is essential to Arizona. Hundreds of thousands of Arizonans are served by privately-owned water companies regulated by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). There are hundreds of these companies. They range widely...more
On October 16, 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Opinion No. 531-A, an order on the paper hearing it established in Opinion No. 531 regarding the long-term growth rate to use to calculate the New...more
On July 31, 2014, a consortium of state attorneys general, state regulators, state consumer advocates and transmission customers filed a complaint at FERC against New England transmission owners (NETOs), seeking to reduce...more
On June 19, 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Opinion No. 531, an order affirming in part and reversing in part an administrative law judge’s August 2013 Initial Decision concerning a complaint...more