Appellate Briefs

Utility Workers Union Local 464 v. FERC No. 16-1068, et al. Results of 9th and 10th ISO-NE Forward Capacity Auctions; bidding behavior and retirement of Brayton Point facility. ISO New England, Inc., 151 FERC ¶ 61,226 (2015), reh’g denied, 153 FERC ¶ 61,378 (2015); 155 FERC ¶ 61,273 (2016), reh’g denied, 157 FERC ¶ 61,060 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Urban, et al. v. FERC, et al. No. 5:17-cv-01005-JRA Summary: Complaint and motion for preliminary injunction concerning the Commission’s review of Nexus Gas Transmission’s pending application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity under the Natural Gas Act. Circuit D.C. Cir.

Arkansas Pub. Serv. Comm’n v. FERC No. 16-1305 Allocation of proceeds from a settlement agreement between Union Pacific and Entergy Arkansas, following withdrawal of Entergy Arkansas from Entergy System Agreement. Entergy Services, Inc., Opinion No. 547, 154 FERC ¶ 61,173 (2016), order on reh’g and compl., 156 FERC ¶ 61,112 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

ANR Storage Co. v. FERC No. 16-1285 Denial of market-based rate authority for natural gas storage service. ANR Storage Co., Opinion No. 538, 153 FERC ¶ 61,052 (2015), order on reh’g, 155 FERC ¶ 61,279 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Allegheny Defense Project, et al. No. 17-1098 Reply in support of motion to dismiss appeal of certificate authorizing construction and operation of Atlantic Sunrise Project in mid-Atlantic and southern states. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 158 FERC ¶ 61,125 (2017), reh’g pending [tolling order issued]. Circuit D.C. Cir.

Allegheny Defense Project, et al. No. 17-1098 Motion to dismiss appeal of certificate authorizing construction and operation of Atlantic Sunrise Project in mid-Atlantic and southern states. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 158 FERC ¶ 61,125 (2017), reh’g pending [tolling order issued]. Circuit D.C. Cir.

Ameren Services Co., et al. v. FERC No. 16-1075, et al. MISO tariff provisions for funding of network upgrades by interconnecting generators; compliance filing to MISO tariff to allow transmission owner to provide initial funding of network upgrades with mutual agreement of interconnection customers. Otter Tail Power Co. v. Midcontinent Indep. Sys. Op., Inc., 151 FERC ¶ 61,220 (2015), order on reh’g & clar., 153 FERC ¶ 61,352 (2015), reh’g denied, 156 FERC ¶ 61,099 (2016); on compl., Midcontinent Indep. Sys. Op., Inc., 156 FERC ¶ 61,098 (2016), reh’g denied, 157 FERC ¶ 61,013 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

ESI Energy, LLC v. FERC No. 16-1342 Assignment of costs of constructing network upgrade to interconnecting generator, based on tariff language and cost allocation policy; which version of PJM tariff to use. PJM Interconn., L.L.C., 153 FERC ¶ 61,327 (2015), order on reh’g, compl. & clar., 156 FERC ¶ 61,090 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

NRG Power Marketing, LLC v. FERC Nos. 16-1027 Filing by MISO to revise its resource adequacy construct. Midwest Indep. Transm. System Operator, 139 FERC ¶ 61,199 (2012), order on reh’g, 153 FERC ¶ 61,229 (2015). Circuit D.C. Cir

MISO Transmission Owners v. FERC No. 16-3791 Financial obligations of a transmission owner withdrawing from MISO, for costs of regionally planned transmission projects. Midwest Indep. Transm. System Operator, et al., Op. No. 539, 153 FERC ¶ 61,101 (2015), reh'g denied, 155 FERC ¶ 61,174 (2016). Circuit 6th Cir.

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC v. FERC No. 16-1296 Issuance of new license to continue operation and maintenance of 819 MW Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric Project, located on the Catawba and Wateree Rivers in North Carolina and South Carolina. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, 153 FERC ¶ 62,134 (2015), order on reh’g and clar., 156 FERC ¶ 61,010 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Sierra Club, et al. v. FERC No. 16-1329 Order authorizing, subject to conditions, Florida Southeast, Transco, and Sabal Trail to construct and operate natural gas pipeline projects to serve Florida and southeast markets. Florida Southeast Connection, LLC, et al., 154 FERC ¶ 61,080 (2016), order on reh’g, 156 FERC ¶ 61,160 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

NorthWestern Corp. v. FERC No. 16-1176 Order, after hearing, affirming ALJ on recovery of fixed and variable revenue requirement for the Gates Station generating facility, through monthly demand and energy charges. NorthWestern Corp., Op. No. 530, 147 FERC ¶ 61,049 (2014), reh’g denied, 155 FERC ¶ 61,158 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Arkansas Pub. Serv. Comm’n v. FERC No. 16-1193 Entergy Arkansas’ responsibility for making bandwidth payments, despite withdrawal from Entergy System Agreement. Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm’n v. Entergy Services, Inc., 153 FERC ¶ 61,032 (2015), order on reh’g & clar., 155 FERC ¶ 61,118 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Ameren Services Co., et al. v. FERC No. 16-1150 Compliance with inter-regional transmission coordination and cost allocation requirements of Order No. 1000. Midcontinent Indep. System Operator, Inc., et al., 150 FERC ¶ 61,045 (2015), order on reh’g & compl., 153 FERC ¶ 61,247 (2015), order on reh’g & compl., 154 FERC ¶ 61,227 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Ameren Services Co., et al. v. FERC No. 16-531 Opposition to a petition for a writ of certiorari seeking Supreme Court review of April 6, 2016 decision of the Seventh Circuit upholding Commission orders finding that a pre-existing right of first refusal in the MISO Transmission Owners Agreement was not entitled to the Mobile-Sierra presumption of reasonableness. Midwest Indep. Transm. System Op., Inc.; MISO Transm. Owners, et al., 142 FERC ¶ 61,215 (2013), order on reh’g & compl., 147 FERC ¶ 61,127 (2014). [Brief filed by the Solicitor General of the United States]. Circuit S. Ct.

Kansas Corp. Comm’n v. FERC Nos. 16-1027 Level of the base return on equity; application of that return to other, yet-to-be-formed affiliates; transmission formula rate template and protocols for projects developed in Southwest Power Pool transmission planning process. . Transource Kansas, LLC, 151 FERC ¶ 61,010 (2015), order on reh’g & compl., 154 FERC ¶ 61,011 (2016); Kansas Transm., LLC, 152 FERC ¶ 61,209 (2015), reh’g denied, 155 FERC ¶ 61,167 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Advanced Energy Alliance, et al. v. FERC Nos. 16-1234, et al. Conditional acceptance of PJM’s proposal to establish a Capacity Performance Resource, on a phased-in basis, to provide greater assurance of delivery of energy and reserves during emergency conditions. PJM Interconn., L.L.C., et al., 151 FERC ¶ 61,208 (2015), order on reh’g and compl., 155 FERC ¶ 61,157 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

City of Clarksville, Tenn. v. FERC No. 16-1244 Service area determinations for natural gas distribution facilities that extend across the Tennessee/ Kentucky border into Kentucky. City of Clarksville, Tenn., 146 FERC ¶ 61,074 (2014), reh’g denied, 155 FERC ¶ 61,184 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

City of Boston, et al. v. FERC No. 16-1081, et al. Order authorizing construction and operation of Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) pipeline project, consisting of 37.4 miles of pipeline and appurtenant facilities in NY, CT, RI, and MA. Algonquin Gas Transm., LLC, 150 FERC ¶ 61,163 (2015), reh’g & stay denied, 154 FERC ¶ 61,048 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.