Appellate Briefs

Gregory and Beverly Swecker v. FERC No. 17-5208 Appeal of order of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge Cooper), dismissing for lack of jurisdiction a complaint alleging that FERC unlawfully refused to initiate an enforcement action against several utilities under PURPA. Swecker v. Midland Power Coop., 253 F.Supp.3d 274 (D.D.C. 2017); Swecker v. Midland Power Coop., 155 FERC 61,237 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

American Whitewater, et al. v. FERC No. 18-70765 Order granting 2-year stay of construction deadline for Enloe Hydro Project; denial of late intervention. Pub. Util. District No. 1 of Okanogan County, Wash., 160 FERC ¶ 61,094 (2017), reh’g denied, 162 FERC ¶ 61,040 (2018). Circuit 9th Cir.

Verso Corp., et al. v. FERC No. 15-1098, et al. Response in opposition to petition for rehearing of 7/31/18 decision of the D.C. Circuit, affirming FERC orders on refund of previously-allocated costs associated with the operation of System Support Resource generating units, located in the American Transmission Co. service territory, under the MISO tariff. Pub. Serv. Comm’n of Wisc. v. Midcontinent Indep. Sys. Oper., Inc., et al., order on complaint & reh’g, 148 FERC ¶ 61,071 (2014), order on reh’g & compl., 150 FERC ¶ 61,104 (2015), order on reh’g & clar., 156 FERC ¶ 61,205 (2016); order on tariff rev’ns, 152 FERC ¶ 61,216 (2015), order on reh’g & compl., 155 FERC ¶ 61,134 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Utility Workers Union Local 464 v. FERC No. 16-1068, et al. Response in opposition to petition for rehearing of 7/24/18 D.C. Circuit decision, dismissing (on standing grounds) FERC review of results of 9th and 10th ISO-NE Forward Capacity Auctions. 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.

Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm’n v. FERC No. 18-153 Response in opposition to petition for certiorari, seeking Supreme Court review of 3/6/18 decision of the D.C. Circuit, LPSC v. FERC, 883 F.3d 929 (D.C. Cir. 2018), upholding FERC order on remand from LPSC v. FERC, 772 F.3d 1297 (D.C. Cir. 2014), concerning denial of refunds. Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm’n, et al. v. Entergy Corp. and Entergy Services, Inc., 155 FERC ¶ 61,120 (2016), reh’g denied, 156 FERC ¶ 61,221 (2016). [Brief filed by the Solicitor General of the United States]. Circuit S. Ct.

In Re: Boyce Hydro Power LLC No. 18-1255 Response to emergency motion seeking to stay order revoking license for the Edenville hydroelectric project pending rehearing. Boyce Hydro Power, LLC, 164 FERC ¶ 61,178 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

North Carolina Utils. Comm’n v. FERC Nos. 18-1018, et al. Rate of return for incremental recourse rates and calculation of lease payments associated with Transco Atlantic Sunrise, Virginia Southside Expansion, and Dalton Expansion Projects. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 158 FERC ¶ 61,125 (2017), order on reh’g, 161 FERC ¶ 61,250 (2017); 156 FERC ¶ 61,022 (2016), reh’g denied, 161 FERC ¶ 61,212 (2017); 156 FERC ¶ 61,092 (2016), reh’g denied, 161 FERC ¶ 61,211 (2017). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Appalachian Voices, et al. v. FERC Nos. 17-1271, et al. Response to emergency motion seeking to stay certificate orders regarding Mountain Valley pipeline project pending judicial review. Mountain Valley Pipeline Co., LLC, 161 FERC ¶ 61,043 (2017), on reh’g, 163 FERC ¶ 61,197 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Exelon Corp. v. FERC No. 17-1275 Revisions to ISO-NE tariff that revise the Forward Capacity Market rules to provide a means for capacity suppliers to price the potential retirement of existing resources and to address the potential exercise of market power associated with the retirement of existing resources. ISO New England, Inc., 155 FERC ¶ 61,029 (2016), order on reh’g & compl., 161 FERC ¶ 61,115 (2017). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Appalachian Voices, et al. v. FERC Nos. 17-1271, et al. Response to motion to expedite ruling on second motion seeking to stay certificate orders regarding Mountain Valley pipeline project pending judicial review. Mountain Valley Pipeline Co., LLC, 161 FERC ¶ 61,043 (2017), on reh’g, 163 FERC ¶ 61,197 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Town of Weymouth, Mass., et al. v. FERC No. 17-1135, et al. Certificate to construct and operate the Atlantic Bridge Project, consisting of new pipeline and compression facilities in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Algonquin Gas Transm. and Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, 158 FERC ¶ 61,061 (2017), order on reh’g, 161 FERC ¶ 61,255 (2017). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Sierra Club, et al. v. FERC Nos. 16-1329 and 16-1387 Response in opposition to motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act. Circuit D.C. Cir.

Appalachian Voices, et al. v. FERC No. 17-1271, et al. Response in opposition to second motion seeking to stay certificate orders regarding Mountain Valley pipeline project pending judicial review. Mountain Valley Pipeline Co., LLC, 161 FERC ¶ 61,043 (2017), on reh’g, 163 FERC ¶ 61,197 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Allegheny Defense Project, et al. v. FERC No. 17-1098, et al. 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), order on reh’g, 161 FERC ¶ 61,250 (2017. Circuit D.C. Cir.

Bold Alliance and Bold Education Fund v. FERC No. 18-1533 Motion to dismiss, or, in the alternative, for transfer or abeyance of petition for review of notices to proceed with construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline, and rehearing order addressing same, 163 FERC ¶ 61,099 (May 4, 2018). Circuit 4th Cir.

Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al. v. FERC Nos. 18-1128 and 18-1144 Reply in support of motion to dismiss petitions challenging conditional approval of PennEast pipeline project. PennEast Pipeline Co., LLC, 162 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

State of North Carolina v. FERC No. 17-1243 New license for continued operation and maintenance of the Yadkin Project on the Yadkin River in North Carolina; transfer of new license. Alcoa Power Generating Inc. and Cube Yadkin Generation LLC, 156 FERC ¶ 62,210 (2016), order on reh’g, 160 FERC ¶ 61,097 (2017), order on reh’g, 160 FERC ¶ 61,098 (2017). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Hoopa Valley Tribe v. FERC (Supplemental Brief) No. 14-1271 Denial of petition for declaratory order concerning Klamath Hydroelectric Project, seeking declaration that licensee PacifiCorp has failed to diligently pursue relicensing of the Project, and that States have waived clean water certification. PacifiCorp, 147 FERC ¶ 61,216 (2014), reh’g denied, 149 FERC ¶ 61,038 (2014). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Sunland Estate Homeowners Ass’n v. FERC No. 17-73060 Revision of project boundary to include property owned by licensee within a residential development. Pub. Util. District No. 2 of Grant County, Wash., 158 FERC ¶ 61,036 (2017), reh’g denied, 160 FERC ¶ 61,096 (2017). Circuit 9th Cir.

Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al. v. FERC Nos. 18-1128 and 18-1144 Motion to dismiss petition challenging conditional approval of PennEast pipeline project. PennEast Pipeline Co., LLC, 162 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.