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Ninth Circuit Upholds FERC’s Denial of RTO Incentive Adder for California Utilities Due to Mandatory CAISO Participation

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On July 11, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) issued an opinion in Pacific Gas & Electric Company v. FERC, addressing a challenge by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (“PG&E”), Southern...more

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The Turf War Between the Bankruptcy Courts and FERC Escalates

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The recent chapter 11 filings by PG&E Corp. and its Pacific Gas & Electric Co. utility subsidiary (collectively, "PG&E") and FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. have reignited the debate over the power of a U.S. bankruptcy court to...more

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PG&E Bankruptcy Court Rejects FERC’s “Concurrent” Jurisdiction over PPA Rejection

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In response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California held that the rejection of wholesale power purchase agreements “is solely within the power of...more

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Bankruptcy Court Denies FERC Jurisdiction over Power Purchase Agreements in PG&E Bankruptcy

On June 7, 2019, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California issued a ruling on a matter that has been closely monitored by the power industry. The court issued a declaratory judgment that Pacific Gas &...more

Holland & Knight LLP

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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