Appellate Briefs

R. Gordon Gooch v. FERC No. 13-1148 Dismissal of complaint challenging Colonial’s alleged over-recovery of revenues for transportation of petroleum products. R. Gordon Gooch v. Colonial Pipeline Co., 142 FERC ¶ 61,220 (2013). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Idaho Power Co., et al. v. FERC No. 13-72220 Order on remand, approving a settlement between Idaho Power/IDACORP and the City of Tacoma, Washington, resolving most issues, on the condition that settling parties remove settlement language that might extinguish right of non-settling parties to bring “ripple claims” against Idaho Power/IDACORP. Puget Sound Energy, Inc. v. All Jurisdictional Sellers of Energy and/or Capacity at Wholesale into Electric Energy and/or Capacity Markets in the Pacific Northwest, 139 FERC ¶ 61,209 (2012), order on reh’g & compl., 141 FERC ¶ 61,148 (2012). Circuit 9th Cir.

Minisink Residents, et al. v. FERC No. 12-1481, et al. Certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing Millennium Pipeline to construct and operate compressor station and related facilities in the Town of Minisink, New York. Millennium Pipeline Co., 140 FERC ¶ 61,045 (2012), reh’g denied, 141 FERC ¶ 61,198 (2012), reh’g denied, 142 FERC ¶ 61,077 (2013). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Southwestern Power Admin., et al. v. FERC No. 13-1033 NERC/FERC imposition of penalty of $19,500 against a federal entity (SWPA) that violates a mandatory reliability standard. North American Electric Reliability Corp., 140 FERC ¶ 61,048 (2012), reh’g denied, 141 FERC ¶ 61,242 (2012). Circuit D.C. Cir.

NO Gas Pipeline, et al. v. FERC No. 12-1470, et al. Certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing Texas Eastern and Algonquin, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Spectra Energy, to construct and operate New Jersey-New York Expansion Project, to increase firm transportation service to the New York City metropolitan area. Texas Eastern Transmission, LP and Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 139 FERC ¶ 61,138 (2012), reh’g denied, 141 FERC ¶ 61,043 (2012). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm’n v. FERC No. 13-60140 Bandwidth calculations and remedies to keep Entergy companies in rough equalization under System Agreement; consideration of depreciation inputs and costs. Entergy Services, Inc., Op. No. 514, 137 FERC ¶ 61,029 (2011), reh’g denied, Op. No. 514-A, 142 FERC ¶ 61,013 (2013); Arkansas Pub. Serv. Comm’n v. Entergy Corp., et al., 128 FERC ¶ 61,020 (2009), reh’g denied, 137 FERC ¶ 61,030 (2011), on reh’g, 142 FERC ¶ 61,012 (2013). Circuit 5th Cir.

FirstEnergy Service Co. v. FERC No. 12-1461 PJM allocation to new member (ATSI) a share of the costs of high voltage regional transmission expansion projects that were planned prior to the new member’s integration into PJM. American Transmission Systems, Inc.; FirstEnergy Serv. Co. v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., 129 FERC ¶ 61,249 (2009), order on reh’g, 130 FERC ¶ 61,171 (2010), order on reh’g, 140 FERC ¶ 61,226 (2012). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Calif., ex rel, Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, et al. v. FERC No. 12-71958 Order on remand from State of California, ex rel. Bill Lockyer v. FERC, 383 F.3d 1006 (9th Cir. 2004), affirming ALJ after hearing that California Parties failed to prove that violations of reporting requirements masked an accumulation of market power. State of California, ex rel. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of California v. British Columbia Power Exchange Corp., et al., 135 FERC ¶ 61,113 (2011), reh’g denied, 139 FERC ¶ 61,211 (2012). Circuit 9th Cir.

Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al. v. FERC No. 13-1015 Certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. to upgrade existing pipeline system with 40 miles of pipeline looping. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., L.L.C., 139 FERC ¶ 61,161 (2012), on reh’g, 142 FERC ¶ 61,025 (2013). Circuit D.C. Cir.

West Deptford Energy, LLC v. FERC No. 12-1340 Assignment of costs of already-constructed network upgrade to interconnecting generator, based on tariff language and cost allocation policy. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., 136 FERC ¶ 61,195 (2011), reh’g denied, 139 FERC ¶ 61,184 (2012). Circuit D.C. Cir.

PSEG Cos., et al. v. FERC No. 12-1382 Transmission planning under PJM-administered tariff; eligibility of non-incumbent transmission owners to build economic expansion projects, receiving cost-based or cost-of-service compensation, under PJM Regional Transmission Expansion Plan (RTEP) procedures. Primary Power, LLC, 131 FERC ¶ 61,015 (2010), order on reh’g, 140 FERC ¶ 61,052 (2012); Central Transmission, LLC v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., 131 FERC ¶ 61,243 (2010), order on reh’g, 140 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2012). Circuit D.C. Cir.

New Jersey Bd. of Pub. Utils., et al. v. FERC No. 11-4245, et al. Acceptance of PJM’s Minimum Offer Price Rule, imposing a minimum offer screen to determine whether an offer from a new resource is competitive, and designed to ensure that all new resources are offered on a competitive basis without exercise of market power. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., et al., 135 FERC ¶ 61,022 (2011), order on compl. and reh’g, 137 FERC ¶ 61,145 (2011), order on reh’g, 138 FERC ¶ 61,194 (2012). Circuit 3rd Cir.

BNP Paribas Energy Trading v. FERC No. 12-1242 Allocation of Transco’s cost of purchasing base gas in storage, needed to pressurize the reservoir to support top gas entitlements, between historic and new shippers. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., Opinion No. 507, 130 FERC ¶ 61,043 (2010), order on reh'g, Opinion No. 507-A, 139 FERC ¶ 61,002 (2012). Circuit D.C. Cir.

New England Power Generators, et al. v. FERC No. 12-1060, et al. Various tariff revisions to redesign New England Forward Capacity Market. ISO New England, Inc., et al., 131 FERC ¶ 61,065 (2010), orders on reh’g, 132 FERC ¶ 61,122 (2010), 135 FERC ¶ 61,029 (2011), and 138 FERC ¶ 61,027 (2012). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Southwest Power Pool v. FERC No. 12-1158 Granting of Midwest ISO’s petition for a declaratory order, concerning whether the terms of a joint operating agreement between SPP and MISO, regarding the sharing of transmission capacity on a common path, apply in the event that Entergy Arkansas joins MISO. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., 136 FERC ¶ 61,010 (2011), order on reh’g, 138 FERC ¶ 61,055 (2012). Circuit D.C. Cir.

George Feighner v. FERC No. 13-1016 Emergency motion for stay of pipeline construction denied. Circuit D.C. Cir.

Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al. v. FERC No. 13-1015 Commission’s opposition to emergency motion to stay concerning tree clearing and construction of a 40-mile pipeline. Circuit D.C. Cir.

In re Minisink Residents for Environmental Preservation and Safety, et al. v. FERC No. 12-1481 Commission’s opposition to motion for stay to halt operation of natural gas compressor station where stated harm was the perceived safety threat to nearby residents. Circuit D.C. Cir.

Illinois Commerce Comm’n, et al. v. FERC No. 11-3421, et al. Conditional acceptance of revisions to Midwest ISO tariff, finding that Multi Value Project (MVP) transmission planning and cost allocation methodology reasonably would identify projects that provide regional benefits and allocate the costs of those projects among regional beneficiaries. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., 133 FERC ¶ 61,221 (2010), order on reh’g, 137 FERC ¶ 61,074 (2011). Circuit 7th Cir.

Northern Laramie Range Alliance v. FERC No. 12-9567 Denial of request that FERC revoke qualifying facility status of two wind facilities; whether facilities are close enough together to warrant consideration collectively for purpose of 80 MW size limit. Northern Laramie Range Alliance; Pioneer Wind Park I and II, 138 FERC ¶ 61,171 (2012), reh’g denied, 139 FERC ¶ 61,190 (2012). Circuit 10th Cir.