Appellate Briefs

9th Cir. Nos. 19-72897 and 20-71335

D.C. Cir. Nos. 19-1067, et al.  Response to shipper petition for court (panel) rehearing of  7/31/20 decision affirming FERC on all issues, concerning: 

No. 17-1251, et al.

No. 20-1045

No. 20-1024 Implementation of Entergy bandwidth formula and calculations  for 7-month period in 2005; applicability of 2009 tariff amendment.  Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm’n, v. Entergy  Services, Inc., 167 FERC ¶ 61,186 (2019), reh’g denied,  169 FERC ¶ 61,247 (2019). D.C. Cir.

D.C. Cir.  No. 20-1013 Order affirming administrative law judge’s initial decision, rejecting complaint that pipeline and storage facility companies are providing interstate services, including services at Orlando International Airport, without a tariff or rates on file.  Aircraft Service International Group, Inc., et al. v. Central Florida Pipeline, LLC, et al., Op. 567, 169 FERC ¶ 61,134 (2019).

D.C. Cir. No. 20-1161, et al.  Respondent’s Opposition To Motion For Summary Vacatur Or For A Stay Of The Certificate

No. 17-1251, et al. Calculation of refunds as a result of Entergy’s violation of the System Agreement through improper allocation of energy used to source Entergy Arkansas’s off-system sales of energy.  Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm’n v. Entergy Corp., Op. No. 521, 139 FERC ¶ 61,240 (2012), order on reh’g, 155 FERC ¶ 61,064 (2016), order on reh’g, 160 FERC ¶ 61,109 (2016); Op. No. 548, 155 FERC ¶ 61,065 (2017), reh’g denied, 161 FERC ¶ 61,171 (2017); Op. No. 565, 165 FERC ¶ 61,022 (2018), reh’g denied, 169 FERC ¶ 61,179 (2019).

D.C. Cir. No. 17-1098, et al. Motion of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to stay issuance of the mandate.

Shafer & Freeman Lakes Conserv. Corp. v. FERC D.C. Cir. No. 19-1066 Amended license for Norway-Oakdale Hydroelectric Project on Tippecanoe River in Indiana; modified definition of  “abnormal river conditions” and modified flows to protect endangered species.  N. Indiana Pub. Serv. Co. LLC, 163  FERC ¶ 61,212 (2018), reh’g denied, 166 FERC ¶ 61,030  (2019).

New York DEC and Sierra Club v. FERC  Nos. 19-1610, et al. Finding that New York waived its authority under the Clean Water Act to issue or deny water quality certification for the Northern Access pipeline project, by failing to act within one year of receiving the application for water quality certification.  National Fuel Gas Supply Corpa., 164 FERC ¶ 61,084 (2018), reh’g denied, 167 FERC ¶ 61,007 (2019). 2nd Cir.

No. 19-4225 Order granting in part complaint that LG&E/KU violated rate schedule by failing to reimburse Owensboro for pancaked transmission charges incurred to import energy from a source in MISO to serve Owensboro load connected to LG&E/KU transmission system. Owensboro Municipal Utils. v. Louisville Gas and Elec. Co. and Kentucky Utils. Co., 166 FERC ¶ 61,131 (2019), reh'g denied, 169 FERC ¶ 61,030 (2019). 6th Cir.

International Transm. Co., et al. v. FERC No. 19-1190 Order granting complaint in part, reducing (but not eliminating) return on equity rate adder for independent, stand-alone transmission companies. Consumers Energy Co., et al. v. Intern’tl Transm. Co., et al., 165 FERC ¶ 61,021 (2018), reh’g denied, 168 FERC ¶ 61,035 (2019). D.C. Cir.

Notice of Multicircuit Petitions for Review  Referral of multicircuit petitions for review of Commission orders rejecting PJM tariff revisions, Calpine Corp. v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., 163 FERC ¶ 61,236 (2018), on reh'g and clarification, 171 FERC ¶ 61,034 (2020), and setting just and reasonable rate, Calpine Corp. v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., 169 FERC ¶ 61,239 (2019), on reh'g and clarification, 171 FERC ¶ 61,035 (2020), to the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation for random venue selection. MCP No. 160

New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel, et al. v. FERC No. 20-1059, et al. Reply in support of motion to dismiss petitions for review of extension of minimum offer price rule in PJM capacity market to certain non-exempted resources receiving out-of-market support. Calpine Corp., et al. v. PJM Interconn., L.L.C., 163 FERC ¶ 61,236 (2018) (rejecting tariff revisions and granting in part complaint), on reh'g and clarification, 171 FERC ¶ 61,034 (2020); and 169 FERC ¶ 61,239 (2019) (establishing j+r rate), on reh'g and clarification, 171 FERC ¶ 61,035 (2020). D.C. Cir.

City and County of San Francisco v. FERC  No. 20-1084 Motion to dismiss order, following evidentiary hearing and ALJ initial decision, concerning whether PG&E will unreasonably deny service to San Francisco upon expiration of the 1987 Interconnection Agreement between the parties. City and County of San Francisco v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Opinion No. 568, 169 FERC ¶ 61,128 (2019), reh’g pending (tolling order issued Jan. 21, 2020) D.C. Cir.

Baltimore Gas & Elec. Co. v. FERC  No. 18-1298 Response in opposition to BG&E petition for rehearing of Mar. 27, 2020 court decision, affirming FERC order rejecting proposed revisions to BG&E formula transmission rate, seeking to recover previously-incurred tax amounts. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., 161 FERC ¶ 61,163 (2017), order on reh’g & clar., 164 FERC ¶ 61,173 (2018). D.C. Cir.

Bohon, et al. v. FERC  No. 20-CV-6 (J. Boasberg) Reply in support of motion to dismiss, for lack of jurisdiction, challenge in federal district court by landowners to exercise of eminent domain authority by Mountain Valley Pipeline, alleging improper delegation of eminent domain authority from Congress to FERC under Natural Gas Act and improper sub-delegation from FERC to private entities. D.D.C.

New Jersey Div. of Rate Counsel, et al. v. FERC  Nos. 20-1059 and 20-1095 Motion to dismiss petitions for review of extension of minimum offer price rule in PJM capacity market to certain non-exempted resources receiving out-of-market support. Calpine Corp., et al. v. PJM Interconn., L.L.C., 163 FERC ¶ 61,236 (2018) (rejecting tariff revisions and granting in part complaint), and 169 FERC ¶ 61,239 (2019) (establishing j+r rate), reh’g pending. D.C. Cir.

National Parks Conserv. Ass’n v. FERC  No. 19-72915 and 19-73079 Petition to review denial of request to intervene as a party in post-licensing proceeding, and petition for a writ of mandamus seeking merits review of order granting extension of time to commence and complete construction of Eagle Mountain pumped storage hydroelectric project. Eagle Crest Energy Co., 167 FERC ¶ 61,117 (2019), reh'g denied, 168 FERC ¶ 61,186 (2019). 9th Cir.