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D.C. Circuit Affirms FERC’s Definition of “Power Production Capacity” in Broadview Solar

On September 9, 2025, the D.C. Circuit in Solar Energy Industries Association v. FERC affirmed FERC’s prior decisions in Broadview Solar, holding that a qualifying facility’s capacity under the Public Utility Regulatory...more

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California Supreme Court Overrules Chevron-like Deference For Review of Decisions of California Public Utilities Commission

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On August 7, 2025, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Center For Biological Diversity v. California Public Utilities Commission. The decision reversed the decision of a lower appellate court which had...more

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The Price of Water Just Got More Complicated: San Diego’s Legal Battle Over Tiered Rates

On July 30, 2025, a divided California Court of Appeal issued its long-awaited opinion in Patz v. City of San Diego, affirming the trial court’s judgment that the City’s tiered residential water rates violated Proposition 218...more

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In Potentially Groundbreaking Appeal, Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Consider Whether Public Utility Commission Can Regulate...

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It has been a long-standing cardinal rule in Pennsylvania that municipal authorities were beyond the regulatory reach of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (“PUC”). ...more

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Federal Court Finds Public Service Providers Do Not Qualify as Debt Collectors Under FDCPA

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A federal Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma recently granted the motions of several public entities to dismiss the amended complaint of a pro se plaintiff who brought claims...more

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Water Services/Public Water System: Tennessee Appellate Court Addresses Service Area Dispute

The Court of Appeals of Tennessee (“Court”) addressed in an April 22nd Opinion an issue arising out of the right to provide water services in a particular area. See MILCROFTON UTILITY DISTRICT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE...more

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California Supreme Court Takes Up Utility Take-Over Standard of Review Dispute

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We previously reported on the recent California Court of Appeal district split as to what standard of review should apply in utility takeover condemnation cases as it pertains to more necessary public use challenges, and...more

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Solar Energy: North Carolina Appellate Court Addresses Whether Solar Panel Owner/Operator is a Public Utility

The Court of Appeals of North Carolina (“Court”) addressed in a September 18th opinion whether an entity that owns and operates a solar panel system producing electricity qualifies as a public utility. See In the Matter of:...more

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