On June 18, 2025, FERC temporarily raised the cost limits for blanket certificate natural gas pipeline projects constructed and placed into service by May 31, 2027, from $41 million to $61.65 million. Citing what it called a...more
7/7/2025
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FERC ,
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Infrastructure ,
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Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process
On April 25, 2025, FERC approved two uncontested stipulation and agreements that propose to settle the Natural Gas Act (“NGA”) section 4 general rate cases filed on May 30, 2024, by two interconnected pipelines, Algonquin Gas...more
5/8/2025
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Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas Act ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Return on Equity ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Transmission Lines
On March 28, 2025, the D.C. Circuit denied a joint petition for review brought by Healthy Gulf and Sierra Club (together, “Petitioners”) challenging FERC’s grant of a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) to...more
4/10/2025
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CEQ ,
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Claims ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Judicial Review ,
Natural Gas Act ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Sierra Club ,
Trump Administration
On February 20, 2025, FERC Chairman Mark Christie announced an upcoming Commissioner-led technical conference on resource adequacy in Regional Transmission Organization (“RTO”) and Independent System Operator (“ISO”) regions....more
2/26/2025
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Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
ISOs ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
RTO ,
Technical Conference ,
Transmission Grid ,
Utilities Sector
On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) held that FERC complied with the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) in approving the surrender of a hydroelectric project license....more
1/23/2025
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Dams ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Impact Statements ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Hydropower ,
Municipalities ,
NEPA ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Scope of License
On December 16, 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) directed American Efficient, LLC, its subsidiaries, and corporate parents (collectively, “American Efficient”) to show cause why American Efficient...more
1/13/2025
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Energy ,
Energy Projects ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FERC ,
Market Manipulation ,
MISO ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
RTO
On November 21, 2024, FERC issued Order No. 1920-A, which modified Order No. 1920 to expand the states’ roles in long-term transmission planning and clarified requirements for such planning as set forth in Order No. 1920....more
On December 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit heard oral arguments in Transource Pennsylvania LLC v. Steven M. Defrank, et.al. The case presents the question of potential tension between FERC’s...more
12/13/2024
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Dormant Commerce Clause ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Transmission Grid
On September 12, 2024, FERC’s Chief Accountant issued a notice of proposed accounting release (“NOPAR”) to modify the transferability of income tax credits (“ITCs”) related to certain energy projects under the Inflation...more
9/17/2024
/ Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
Income Taxes ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
IRS ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns
On September 10 and 11, 2024, FERC staff held a two-day workshop at its headquarters in Washington, DC on opportunities to further refine the generator interconnection queue process. Panelists and FERC staff discussed...more
On March 28, 2024, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (“MISO”) submitted a filing to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) proposing revisions to its Open Access Transmission, Energy and Operating...more
On November 16, 2023, FERC granted Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia’s (“Dominion”) petition requesting the Commission declare that Dominion’s planned liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) production,...more
11/27/2023
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Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Reform ,
Environmental Policies ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas Act ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Fuel
On October 13, 2023, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) submitted two filings with FERC proposing revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“Tariff”) and its “Reliability Assurance Agreement” (“RAA”) designed to...more
11/17/2023
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Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
PJM ,
Power Grid ,
Reliability Standards ,
Tariffs ,
Transmission Grid ,
Washington
On July 28, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued Order No. 2023 (Order No. 2023 or Final Rule), which updates the procedures for interconnecting large generating facilities (20MW and above)...more
8/4/2023
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Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Reform ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
FERC ,
Final Rules ,
Infrastructure ,
Interconnections ,
ISO/RTO ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Renewable Energy ,
SGIP
On January 31, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission” or “FERC”) granted Great River Energy’s (“GRE”) requested incentive rate treatment for GRE’s investment in the Iron Range Project and Big Stone...more