Appellate Briefs

NSTAR Electric & Gas Corp. v. FERC Nos. 05-1362, et al. Order on remand, waiving prior notice requirement for revision to ISO-NE Market Rule 17, on out-of-economic merit order running of generating units during periods of transmission constraints. Mirant Americas Energy Marketing, L.P., 105 FERC ¶ 61,359 (2003), reh'g denied, 112 FERC ¶ 61,056 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Inter. Natural Gas Ass'n of America v. FERC No. 05-1426 Accounting of costs incurred by pipelines in implementing integrity management program required by Office of Pipeline Safety, U.S. DOT. Jurisdictional Public Utilities and Licensees, et al., 111 FERC ¶ 61,501 (2005), reh'g denied, 112 FERC ¶ 61,309 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Exxon Mobil Oil Corp. v. FERC Nos. 05-1299, et al. Final rules under the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act, governing the conduct of open seasons for Alaska natural gas transportation projects and the Commission's ability to require design changes in reviewing certificate applications. Regulations Governing the Conduct of Open Seasons for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, Order No. 2005, 110 FERC ¶ 61,095 (2005), order on reh'g, 111 FERC ¶ 61,332 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Canadian Ass'n of Petroleum Prods. v. FERC No.05-1382 Policy statement on income tax allowances, addressing certain issues on court remand. Inquiry Regarding Income Tax Allowance, 111 FERC ¶ 61,139 (2005), reh'g dismissed, 112 FERC ¶ 61,203 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Public Service Electric & Gas Co. v. FERC No. 05-1325 Interconnection of merchant transmission project with PJM; interconnection study provisions of PJM tariff. Neptune Regional Transmission System v. PJM Interconnection, 110 FERC ¶ 61,098 (2005), order on reh'g, 111 FERC ¶ 61,455 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, et al. v. FERC Nos. 05-72739, et al. Issuance of new license, and minimum flows, for the Snoqualmie Falls Project. Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 107 FERC ¶ 61,331 (2004), order on reh'g, 110 FERC ¶ 61,200 (2005), reh'g denied, 111 FERC ¶ 61,317 (2005). Circuit 9th Cir.

Nat. Ass'n of Reg. Util. Comm'ners v. FERC Nos. 04-1148, et al. Order No. 2003 rulemaking, requiring the filing of revised open access transmission tariffs containing standard generator interconnection procedures and a standard agreement for large generators. Standardization of Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures, 104 FERC ¶ 61,103 (2003), order on reh'g, 106 FERC ¶ 61,220 (2004), order on reh'g, 109 FERC ¶ 61,287 (2004) , order on reh'g, 111 FERC ¶ 61,401 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.

San Bernardino Valley Audubon Soc. v. FERC No. 05-77186 Issuance of new license to Edison to continue operating the Mill Creek Project in San Bernardino County, California; dispute over minimum flow releases. Southern California Edison Co., 104 FERC ¶ 62,048 (2003), reh'g denied, 113 FERC ¶ 61,063 (2005). Circuit 9th Cir.

Brazos Electric Power Coop. v. FERC No. 05-1286 Decision that cogeneration facility owned by Ponderosa Pine Energy Partners, an Enron affiliate, satisfied the ownership criteria for qualifying facility status under PURPA. Investigation of Certain Enron-Affiliated Qualifying Facilities, 111 FERC ¶ 61,013 (2005), reh'g denied, 111 FERC ¶ 61,310 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.

KeySpan-Ravenswood, LLC v. FERC No. 05-1332 Denial of complaint alleging that NYISO charged its members rates that were not consistent with filed rate schedules; translation of installed capacity (ICAP) requirements into unforced capacity (UCAP). KeySpan Ravenswood, LLC v. New York ISO, Inc., 110 FERC ¶ 61,116 (2005), reh'g denied, 111 FERC ¶ 61,336 (2005), reh'g rejected, 112 FERC ¶ 61,153 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline v. FERC No. 05-1209 Directive to Williston to recalculate its cost of service underlying its rates and to make refunds. Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., 104 FERC ¶ 61,036 (2003), order on reh'g, 107 FERC ¶ 61,164 (2004), order on compliance, 111 FERC ¶ 61,102 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.

New Mexico Attorney General v. FERC Nos. 04-1398, et al. Conditional approval of Southwest Power Pool as a RTO, subject to fulfillment of various requirements. Southwest Power Pool, Inc., 106 FERC ¶ 61,110 (2004), order on reh'g, 109 FERC ¶ 61,010 (2004). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. FERC No. 05-1285 Directive that Columbia remove, from discount rate agreements, restrictions on shippers' rights to challenge the base rates and rate structures, or refile agreements as negotiated rate agreements. Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., 109 FERC ¶ 61,152 (2004), reh'g denied, 111 FERC ¶ 61,338 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Sacramento Municipal Utility Dist. v. FERC No. 05-1231 Termination of extra high voltage (EHV) transmission service provided to SMUD. Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 109 FERC ¶ 61,255 (2004), reh'g denied, 111 FERC ¶ 61,175 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Louisiana Public Service Comm'n v. FERC No. 05-1161 Directive to Entergy to modify Entergy System Agreement prospectively to exclude interruptible load from the calculation of peak load responsibility in computing charges for the Entergy system. Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm'n and the Council of New Orleans v. Entergy Corp., et al., 106 FERC ¶ 61,228 (2004), reh'g denied, 111 FERC ¶ 61,080 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Virginia State Corp. Comm'n v. FERC Nos. 05-1147, et al. Conditional approval of joint proposal to establish PJM as the RTO for Virginia Electric and Power Co.; accounting of RTO costs as regulatory assets. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. and Virginia Elec. and Power Co., 109 FERC ¶ 61,012 (2004), order on reh'g, 110 FERC ¶ 61,234 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Chevron Natural Gas, et al. v. FERC No. 04-1347 Acceptance, as modified in several respects, of Tennessee's Order No. 637 compliance filing. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 99 FERC & 61,017 (2002), order on reh'g & compliance, 104 FERC & 61,063 (2003), order on reh'g, 108 FERC & 61,177 (2004). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Williams Gas Processing v. FERC No. 05-1342 Jurisdictional finding that natural gas pipeline facilities located downstream of jurisdictional facilities owned by Jupiter Energy are themselves jurisdictional transmission facilities. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., et al., 111 FERC ¶ 61,090 (2005), reh'g denied, 111 FERC ¶ 61,498 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Westar Energy, Inc. v. FERC No. 05-1193 Rejection of FY 2002 corrections to annual charges calculation. Revision of Annual Charges to Public Utilities (Westar Energy, Inc. and Kansas Gas and Elec. Co.), 111 FERC ¶ 61,086 (2005) (denying rehearing of letter order). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Constellation Power Source, Inc. v. FERC Nos. 02-1367, et al. Direction to bankrupt California PX to retain $10 million of collateral, and to release the rest, provided by Constellation for participating in the PX's markets; denial of complaint seeking release of Powerex's collateral posted with the California PX; allowing PX to retain chargeback funds until the conclusion of the refund proceeding. Constellation Power Source, Inc. v. California Power Exchange Corp., 100 FERC ¶ 61,124 (2002), order on reh'g, 100 FERC ¶ 61,380 (2002), order on reh'g, 111 FERC ¶ 61,147 (2005); Powerex Corp. v. California Power Exchange Corp., 102 FERC ¶ 61,328 (2003), reh'g denied, 104 FERC ¶ 61,119 (2003); Coral Power LLC v. California Power Exchange Corp., 109 FERC ¶ 61,027 (2004), order on reh'g, 110 FERC ¶ 61,288 (2005). Circuit D.C. Cir.