On July 16, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) dismissed a petition for declaratory order filed by the New England Ratepayers’ Association (NERA) asking FERC to assert jurisdiction over net metering —...more
At the May 21, 2020, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) meeting, which addressed momentous issues such as revisions to return-on-equity policy and ongoing disputes of liquefied natural gas and pipeline...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
On May 1, 2020, President Trump declared a state of emergency with respect to the threat to the U.S. bulk-power system and issued the “Executive Order on Securing the United States Bulk-Power System.” This order prohibits the...more
On April 10, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order scheduling a technical conference to address issues surrounding a Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. (MISO) tariff proposal to...more
On March 20, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in Docket No. RM20-10-000 to revise its regulations regarding transmission incentives for electric utilities....more
During its January open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission denied rehearing on two orders affecting transparency in regional transmission organization (RTO) and independent system operator (ISO) processes, and...more