Appellate Briefs

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative v. FERC No. 16-1111 Denial of petition for waiver, seeking recovery of natural gas costs associated with Jan. 2014 cold weather. Old Dominion Elec. Coop., 151 FERC ¶ 61,207 (2015), reh’g denied, 154 FERC ¶ 61,155 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

New England Power Generators Ass’n v. FERC No. 16-1023 and 16-1024 Proposals to address resource performance problems in ISO-NE Forward Capacity Market; denial of complaint that Peak Energy Rent mechanism, which mitigates incentives to create price spikes in the energy market through economic or physical withholding, had become unjust and unreasonable. ISO New England and New England Power Pool, 147 FERC ¶ 61,172 (2014), reh’g denied, 153 FERC ¶ 61,223 (2015); New England Power Generators Ass’n v. ISO New England, 150 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2015), reh’g denied, 153 FERC ¶ 61,222 (2015). Circuit D.C. Cir.

BP Pipelines (Alaska) Inc., et al. v. FERC Nos. 16-1013, et al. Order on ALJ Initial Decision, addressing various issues concerning 2009 and 2010 rate filings for service on the Trans Alaska Pipeline System. BP Pipelines (Alaska) Inc., et al., 153 FERC ¶ 61,233 (2015). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Sierra Club, et al. v. FERC No. 16-1329 Commission's opposition to a motion for emergency stay of natural gas pipeline construction and motion for expedited review. Circuit D.C. Cir.

Pub. Utils. Comm’n of Cal., et al. v. FERC Nos. 01-71934, et al. California energy crisis orders, calculating mitigated market clearing price and adjusting for fuel allowances and cost offsets. San Diego Gas & Electric Co., et al., 97 FERC ¶ 61,275 (Dec. 19, 20001), and later orders. Circuit 9th Cir.

NE Power Generators Ass’n, et al. v. FERC Nos. 15-1071 and 16-1042 Orders on complaints, alleging that certain provisions in ISO-NE tariff, governing operation of Forward Capacity Market, are unjust, unreasonable, and unduly discriminatory. New England Power Generators Ass’n v. ISO New England Inc., 146 FERC ¶ 61,039 (2014), order on reh’g & clar., 150 FERC ¶ 61,064 (2015); Exelon Corp. and Calpine Corp. v. ISO New England Inc., 150 FERC ¶ 61,067 (2015), reh’g denied, 154 FERC ¶ 61,005 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

State Corp. Comm’n of Kansas v. FERC No. 15-1447 Integration of additional transmission-owning utilities – Western-UGP, Basin Electric, and Heartland Power Dist. – into Southwest Power Pool. Southwest Power Pool, Inc., 149 FERC ¶ 61,113 (2014), order on reh’g & clar., 153 FERC ¶ 61,051 (2015). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Catskill Mountainkeeper, et al. v. FERC No. 16-345, et al. Commission authorization to construct and operate 125 miles of pipeline and related facilities in Pennsylvania and New York. Constitution Pipeline Co. and Iroquois Gas Transmission System, 149 FERC ¶ 61,199 (2014), reh’g denied, 154 FERC ¶ 61,046 (2016). Circuit 2nd Cir.

Gregory Swecker and Beverly Swecker v. Midland Power Cooperative, Central Iowa Power Cooperative and FERC No. 1:16-cv-01434 (CRC) Motion to dismiss complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Circuit D.D.C.

Duke Energy Corp., et al. v. FERC No. 16-1133 Denial of complaint, alleging that PJM failed to fulfill obligation to indemnify Duke for losses incurred to implement a PJM directive. Duke Energy Corp., et al. v. PJM Interconn., et al., 151 FERC ¶ 61,206 (2015), reh'g denied, 154 FERC ¶ 61,156 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Association of Oil Pipe Lines v. FERC No. 16-1059 Resetting of oil pipeline index level to Producer Price Index for Finished Goods (PPI-FG) + 1.23 percent, based on FERC Form No. 6 data and filings. Five-Year Review of the Oil Pipeline Index, 153 FERC ¶ 61,312 (2015). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Adorers of the Blood of Christ, et al. No. 17-3163 Response in opposition to motion for injunction pending appeal of District Court’s dismissal of complaint under Religious Freedom Restoration Act regarding route of natural gas pipeline. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 158 FERC ¶ 61,125 (2017). Circuit 3d Cir.

City of Boston Delegation, et al. Nos. 16-1081, 16-1098, 16-1103 Commission's opposition to a stay of natural gas pipeline construction, filed by Petitioner after Petitioner submitted its merits brief. Circuit D.C. Cir.

NRG Power Marketing LLC, et al. v. FERC Nos. 15-1452 and 15-1454 Revisions to PJM capacity market Minimum Offer Price Rule, concerning buyer-side market power mitigation. PJM Interconnection, LLC, 143 FERC ¶ 61,090 (2013), order on reh'g & compl., 153 FERC ¶ 61,066 (2015). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. v. FERC No. 16-1015 Calculation o f headwater benefits assessments, based on benefits that Great Sacandaga Lake Project provides to downstream beneficiary projects. Hudson River-Black River Regulating Dist., et al., 152 FERC ¶ 62,124 (2015), order on reh’g, 153 FERC ¶ 61,218 (2015). Circuit D.C. Cir.

PJM Power Providers Group, et al. v. FERC Nos. 15-1453 and 15-1455 Revisions to PJM capacity market demand curve (Variable Resource Requirement Curve) and related inputs. PJM Interconnection, LLC, 149 FERC ¶ 61,183 (2014), order on reh'g & compl., 153 FERC ¶ 61,035 (2015). Circuit D.C. Cir.

California Public Utilities Comm’n v. FERC No. 16-70481 Approval of 50 basis point return on equity for PG&E’s continued participation in the California ISO. Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 148 FERC ¶ 61,245 (2014), reh’g denied, 154 FERC ¶ 61,119 (2016); 152 FERC ¶ 61,252 (2015), reh’g denied, 154 FERC ¶ 61,118 (2016). Circuit 9th Cir.

Delaware Riverkeeper v. FERC No. 16-1092 Order authorizing construction and operation of the Leidy Southeast pipeline project, consisting of 30 miles of pipeline and compression facilities in PA and NJ. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., 149 FERC ¶ 61,258 (2014), reh’g denied, 154 FERC ¶ 61,166 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

NextEra Desert Center Blythe, LLC v. FERC No. 16-1003 Denial of complaint by NextEra, requesting that the California ISO allocate to NextEra congestion revenue rights. NextEra Desert Center Blythe, LLC v. Cal. Indep. Sys. Operator Corp., 151 FERC ¶ 61,198 (2015), reh’g denied, 153 FERC ¶ 61,208 (2015). Circuit D.C. Cir.

City of Rockingham, NC, et al. v. FERC No. 15-2535 Issuance of new license for the continued operation and maintenance of the 108 MW Yadkin-Pee Dee Hydroelectric Project on the Yadkin and Pee Dee Rivers in North Carolina. Duke Energy Progress, Inc., 151 FERC ¶ 62,004 (2015), order on reh’g and clar., 153 FERC ¶ 61,056 (2015). Circuit 4th Cir.