Appellate Briefs

National Comm. for the New River v. FERC No. 03-1111 Authorization of the Patriot Project, expanding East Tennessee's mainline facilities in Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. East Tennessee Natural Gas Co., 101 FERC ¶ 61,188 (2002), order on reh'q, 102 FERC ¶ 61,225 (2003). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. v. FERC Nos. 03-1025, et al. Approval, as modified, of Cal. PX's "wind up" rate and allocation of administrative costs among market participants. California Power Exchange Corp., 100 FERC ¶ 61,178 (2002), reh'q denied, 101 FERC ¶ 61,330 (2002), reh'q denied, compliance filings accepted, 102 FERC ¶ 61,208 (2003), order on compliance, 104 FERC 61,005 (2003), reh'g denied, 104 FERC 61,230 (2003). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Gas Transmission Northwest Corp. v. FERC No. 03-1166 Declining to waive interim shippers' right-of-first-refusal protections in the course of conditionally approving a pipeline's pre-arranged deal proposal. PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp., 102 FERC ¶ 61,044 (2003), order on reh'q, 103 FERC ¶ 61,061 (2003). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Entergy Services, Inc. v. FERC No. 03-1027 Finding that Entergy violated OATT and Order 888 by reserving transmission capacity at key interfaces based on alleged reliability needs of bundled retail customers. Aquila Power Corp. v. Entergy Services, Inc., 90 FERC ¶ 61,260 (2000), reh'q denied, 92 FERC ¶ 61,064 (2000), reh'q denied, 101 FERC ¶ 61,328 (2002). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Consumers Energy Co. v. FERC No. 03-1162 Approval of market-based rates for Canadian power marketer; dispute whether affiliated utility offers comparable open access transmission service. Ontario Energy Trading International Corp., 99 FERC ¶ 61,039 (2002), reh'q denied, 100 FERC ¶ 61,345 (2002), order on reh'q, 103 FERC ¶ 61,044 (2003). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Wisconsin Power & Light Co. v. FERC No. 03-1026 Imposition of mandatory fishway prescription at the request of Dept. of Interior under FPA ' 18, despite EA's finding that fish passage facilities are neither technically nor economically feasible. Wisconsin Power & Light Co., 101 FERC ¶ 61,055 (2002), reh'q denied, 101 FERC ¶ 61,338 (2002). Circuit D.C. Cir.

MW ISO Transmission Owners, et al. v. FERC Nos. 02-1121, et al. Decision that the Midwest ISO Schedule 10 cost adder should include in its calculation all loads (including bundled retail and grandfathered wholesale load) using the regional grid that the ISO operates. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., et al., 97 FERC ¶ 61,033 (2001), order on reh'q, 98 FERC ¶ 61,141 (2002), order on voluntary remand, 102 FERC 61,192 (2003), reh'g denied, 104 FERC 61,012 (2003). Circuit D.C. Cir.