Enforcement
Civil Penalty Actions
| Subject of investigation and ORDER and DATE | Total payment Civil Penalty, Disgorgement, Other |
Explanation of payments (civil penalty under the NGA, FPA, or NGPA; DISGORGEMENT OF PROFITS; other PAYMENTS) and compliance plans |
|---|---|---|
| In re DCP Midstream, LLC, 125 FERC ¶ 61,359 |
$360,000 Civil Penalty | Civil penalty and compliance monitoring reporting resulting from self-reported violations of the shipper-must-have-title requirement. |
| Sempra Energy Trading LLC, 125 FERC ¶ 61,360 |
$400,000 Civil Penalty $7,959 Disgorgement | Civil penalty, disgorgement, and compliance monitoring reporting resulting from self-reported violations of the shipper-must-have-title requirement. |
| In re Cornerstone Energy, Inc., 125 ¶ FERC 61,234 |
$325,000 Civil Penalty $121,825 Disgorgement |
Civil penalty and disgorgement resulting from self-reported violations of the shipper-must-have-title requirement. |
| In re NorthWestern Corporation and NorthWestern Services, LLC., 125 FERC ¶ 61,233 |
$450,000 Civil Penalty | Civil penalty and compliance monitoring reporting resulting from self-reported violations of the shipper-must-have-title requirement and failure to obtain a certificate of public conveyance and necessity under section 7 of the NGA. |
| In re Integrys Energy Services, Inc., 125 FERC ¶ 61,089 |
$800,000 Civil Penalty $194,506 Disgorgement |
Civil penalty, disgorgement, and a 1 year compliance monitoring plan resulting from a self-report for violations of shipper-must-have-title requirements and circumvention of the posting and bidding requirements for released capacity. |
| In re Enbridge Marketing (U.S.) L.P., 125 FERC ¶ 61,088 |
$500,000 Civil Penalty | Civil penalty and compliance report resulting from self-reported violations of the shipper-must-have-title requirement. |
| In re Duquesne Light Company, 123 FERC ¶ 61,221 |
$250,000 Civil Penalty $1,000,000 Compliance Plan |
Civil penalty and at least $1,000,000 designated for a comprehensive compliance plan for violations of FERC cost allocation procedures, the electric quarterly report filing requirement, and the standards of conduct. |
| In re Edison Mission, 123 FERC ¶ 61,170 |
$7,000,000 Civil Penalty $2,000,000 Compliance Plan |
Civil penalty and at least $2,000,000 designated for a comprehensive compliance plan for violations of 18 C.F.R. § 35.41(b) (2007), which imposes a duty to provide accurate, factual, and complete information in communications with the Commission upon electric power sellers authorized to engage in sales for resale of electric energy at market based rates. |
| In re Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 122 FERC ¶ 61,219 |
$400,000 Civil Penalty | Civil penalty resulting from self-reported violations of the Commission’s shipper-must-have-title requirement. |
| In re Constellation NewEnergy – Gas Division, LLC, 122 FERC ¶ 61,220 |
$5,000,000 Civil Penalty $1,899,416 Disgorgement |
Civil penalty, disgorgement, and a compliance monitoring plan resulting from self-reported violations of the Commission’s capacity release policies, including circumvention of the posting and bidding requirements for released capacity, violations of the shipper-must-have-title requirement, and violations of the prohibition on buy-sell transactions. |


