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Court Cases: New Petitions
Many Commission decisions are challenged or enforced in the Federal
courts. The Office of the Solicitor, OGC, has independent authority
to defend the Commission in court, typically the U.S. Courts of
Appeals, unless the matter goes to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The defense normally entails preparing motions and briefs and
presenting oral arguments before three-judge panels. It may also
involve responding to petitions for writ of mandamus and requests
to stay the underlying Commission action. At times, the Office
files briefs as a "friend of the court," and in certain limited
circumstances also defends the Commission or enforces its initiatives
in the U.S. district courts.
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Black Oak Energy, L.L.C., et al. v. FERC
Nos. 08-1386, et al. (D.C. Cir. filed 12/12/2008)
Complaint concerning allocation of transmission line losses to financial arbitrage transactions via a marginal methodology. Black Oak Energy, L.L.C., et al. v. PJM Interconnection, 122 FERC ¶ 61,208  (2008), order on reh’g, 125 FERC ¶ 61,042
(2008).
FERC Docket No. EL08-14
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Southern California Edison Co. v. FERC
No. 08-1384 (D.C. Cir. filed 12/12/2008)
Order on self-supply by merchant generators of station power requirements, and appropriate netting period, under California ISO station power protocol. California Independent System Operator Corp., 111 FERC ¶ 61,452 (2005), order on reh’g, compl. & clar., 125 FERC ¶ 61,072 (2008).
FERC Docket No. ER05-849
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James Lichoulas, Jr. v. FERC
No. 08-1373 (D.C. Cir. filed 11/26/2008)
Termination by implied surrender of license for the Appleton Trust Project in Lowell, Massachusetts. James Lichoulas, Jr., 124 FERC ¶ 61,255 (2008), reh’g denied, 125 FERC ¶ 61,195 (2008).
FERC Docket No. P-9300
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OptiSolar, Inc. v. FERC
No. 08-1367 (D.C. Cir. filed 11/24/2008)
Waiver of certain provisions of ISO tariff governing large generator interconnection procedures and studies; claim by OptiSolar that FERC/ISO unjustly allowed a competing generation project to jump ahead in the interconnection queue and claim scarce transmission capacity. California Independent System Operator Corp., 124 FERC ¶ 61,031 (2008), reh’g denied, 125 FERC ¶ 61,293 (2008).
FERC Docket No. ER08-960
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People of the State of New York, et al. v. FERC
Nos. 08-1366, et al. (D.C. Cir. filed 11/21/2008 and later)
Conditional approval of NY ISO proposals to strengthen market mitigation in New York City (in-city) installed capacity market. New York Independent System Operator, Inc., 122 FERC ¶ 61,211
(2008), order on reh’g & compl., 124 FERC ¶ 61,301
(2008).
FERC Docket No. EL07-39, et al.
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Duquesne Light Co. v. FERC
No. 08-1350 (D.C. Cir. filed 11/3/2008)
Conditional withdrawal of Duquesne from PJM RTO and transfer of membership to Midwest ISO RTO. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., and Duquesne Light Co., 122 FERC ¶ 61,039
(2008), order on reh'g & compl., 124 FERC ¶ 61,219
(2008).
FERC Docket No. ER08-1235, et al.
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Freeport-McMoran Corp., et al. v. FERC
Nos. 08-1349, et al. (D.C. Cir. filed 11/3/2008 and later)
Continued applicability of Article 11.2 of El Paso’s 1996 Settlement, placing certain limitations on the rates that El Paso can charge in future rate cases to shippers that were parties to the 1996 Settlement. El Paso Natural Gas Co., 114 FERC ¶ 61,290
(2006), order on reh’g & compl, 124 FERC ¶ 61,227
(2008).
FERC Docket No. RP05-422 et al.
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Sempra Generation v. FERC
No. 08-1351 (D.C. Cir. filed 11/3/2008)
Declaratory order that the Commission does not have exclusive jurisdiction, and will not exercise concurrent jurisdiction, to decide contract dispute pending in arbitration. California Dept. of Water Resources, 121 FERC ¶ 61,191
(2007), reh’g denied, 124 FERC ¶ 61,216 (2008).
FERC Docket No. EL07-103 et al.
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County of Suffolk, New York, et al. v. FERC
Nos. 08-5087, et al. (2nd Cir. filed 10/17/2008 and later)
Certification of Broadwater liquefied natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound and related pipeline facilities. Broadwater Energy LLC & Broadwater Pipeline LLC, 122 FERC ¶ 61,255
(2008), reh’g denied, 124 FERC ¶ 61,225
(2008).
FERC Docket No. CP06-54 through CP06-56 et al.
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Arkansas Public Service Comm’n, et al. v. FERC
Nos. 08-1330, et al. (D.C. Cir. filed 10/14/2008 and later)
Order on remand from Louisiana Public Service Comm’n v. FERC, 482 F.3d 510 (D.C. Cir. 2007), on exclusion of interruptible load from the computation of peak load responsibility under Entergy System Agreement, and on refunds to Entergy’s Louisiana customers. Louisiana Public Service Comm’n, et al. v. Entergy Corp.,
120 FERC ¶ 61,241
(2007), reh’g denied,
124 FERC ¶ 61,275
(2008).
FERC Docket No. EL00-66, et al.
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People of the State of California, et al. v. FERC
No. 08-74306 (9th Cir. filed 10/14/2008)
Order on remand from State of California ex rel. Lockyer v. FERC, 383 F.3d 1006 (9th Cir. 2004), setting for hearing violations of market-based rate quarterly reporting requirements during 2000-2001 and whether improper or untimely quarterly reporting masked an accumulation of market power, thus causing market-based rates to be unjust and unreasonable. State of California, ex rel. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General v. British Columbia Power Exchange Corp., et al.,
122 FERC ¶ 61,260
(2008), order on reh’g & clar.,
125 FERC ¶ 61,016
(2008).
FERC Docket No. EL02-71
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Honeywell International Inc. v. FERC
No. 08-1313 (D.C. Cir. filed 9/25/2008)
Revision of Columbia Gas’s tariff sheets to implement daily delivery point scheduling penalties to coincide with anticipated launch date of new Electronic Bulletin Board and gas management system. Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.,
119 FERC ¶ 61,267
(2007), order on reh’g & compl.,
124 FERC ¶ 61,122
(2008).
FERC Docket No. RP07-340
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American Electric Power Service Corp. v. FERC
No. 08-1305 (D.C. Cir. filed 9/19/2008)
Rates for reactive power service by Calpine, which owns a generating facility in Tulsa, OK interconnected with AEP, to Southwest Power Pool. Calpine Oneta Power, L.P.,
116 FERC ¶ 61,282
(2006), order on reh’g and compl.,
119 FERC ¶ 61,177
(2007), order on reh’g,
121 FERC ¶ 61,189
(2007), reh’g denied,
124 FERC ¶ 61,193
(2008).
FERC Docket No. ER03-765
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John Deere Renewable, LLC v. FERC
No. 08-1306 (D.C. Cir. filed 9/19/2008)
Approval of applications by Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. and American Electric Power to terminate, on service territory-wide basis, obligation under PURPA to purchase energy and capacity from qualifying facilities (QFs). Xcel Energy Services, Inc., et al.,
122 FERC ¶ 61,048
(2008), reh’g denied,
124 FERC ¶ 61,073
(2008).
FERC Docket No. QM07-5
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National Rural Elec. Coop. Ass’n, et al. v. FERC
No. 08-1299 (D.C. Cir. filed 9/15/2008)
Regulations codifying restrictions on affiliate transactions between franchised public utilities with captive customers, or that own or provide transmission service over jurisdictional transmission facilities, and their power sales affiliates or non-utility affiliates. Cross-Subsidization Restrictions on Affiliate Transactions, Order No. 707, 73 Fed. Reg. 11,013,
FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,264
(2008), order on reh’g, Order No. 707-A, 73 Fed. Reg. 43,072,
FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,272
(2008).
FERC Docket No. RM07-15
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District, et al. v. FERC
Nos. 08-1298, et al. (D.C. Cir. filed 9/12/2008 and later)
California ISO market redesign; implementation of short-term congestion revenue rights and long-term firm transmission rights. California ISO Corp.,
120 FERC ¶ 61,023
(2007), reh’g & clar. denied,
124 FERC ¶ 61,094
(2008).
FERC Docket No. ER06-615, et al.
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