D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals

EMC Engineering Services
D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC PURPA Decision Without Chevron Deference
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier decision that sided with FERC on a PURPA case without using Chevron deference, agreeing with the commission's statutory interpretation.
LG&E
D.C. Circuit Remands LG&E-KU De-pancaking Requirement to FERC
The D.C. Circuit remanded to FERC an order rejecting a mitigation plan LG&E and KU Energy filed to replace its longstanding obligation to de-pancake rates for wholesale customers.
City of Nixa
D.C. Circuit Declines Review of SPP Cost Allocation
The D.C. Circuit denied a review of a FERC decision that allowed SPP to incorporate transmission facilities into one of its pricing zones, spreading the costs to the zone’s customer base.
EDP Renewables
Court Says Mich. TO Cannot be Sole Owner of Upgrades on Shared Line
A yearslong dispute over who gets to own a 345-kV network upgrade in Michigan had the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals meditating on the definitions of “system” versus “facility.”
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
D.C. Circuit Rejects Kimball Wind’s Bid for Substation Reimbursement

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Kimball Wind LLC’s petition to overturn a FERC decision rejecting the wind developer’s bid for $5.9 million in reimbursement from WAPA for contributing to a substation expansion in Nebraska.

NYPA
D.C. Circuit Affirms Rejection of N.Y. Transmission Owners’ Request for Self-funding

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition by New York TOs seeking to overturn a FERC decision rejecting their request to be able to self-fund network upgrades.

McDermott International
DC Circuit Rejects Entergy Attempt to Save MISO Capacity Obligation Rule
An appeals court has denied Entergy’s repeat attempt to revive a 50% minimum capacity obligation rule for MISO’s load-serving entities, concluding Entergy lacked standing.
Consumers Energy
DC Circuit Upholds FERC Approval of La. Pipelines for Driftwood LNG
The D.C. Circuit rejected an appeal of FERC's approval of two pipelines in Louisiana tied to a planned LNG site.
Cheniere
DC Circuit Reverses Course on Vacating FERC Approvals of 2 LNG Sites
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed its vacatur of FERC's approvals of two LNG export facilities in Texas.
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MISO TOs Take ROE Battle to DC Circuit Court Again
MISO transmission owners have again taken arguments against FERC’s most recent return on equity decision to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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