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EIB Energy Highlights: New FERC Chair, Offshore Drilling-NC Says “No,” Atlantic Coast Pipeline EIS, Clean Air & More

Posted by  on Friday, July 28th 2017     

  Our goal is to serve as a leading-edge resource for companies navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of the domestic and global energy markets. Moore & Van Allen’s EIB Energy Highlights is a complement to our Energy Interdependency Blog’s in-depth individual treatment of critical issues emerging in energy policy, regulation, and related litigation. EIB Energy … Continue reading →

category: Cross-Border, Cybersecurity, DOE, EIB Energy Highlights, Electric Reliability, Energy Exports, Energy Litigation, Energy Policy, Energy Reports, EPA, Event, FERC, LDC, Liquefied Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), LNG, LNG Exports, Mexico, Murray Energy, Natural Gas, North Carolina, Offshore Drilling, Oil
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FERC Underestimates its Authority: Recoupment vs. Refund of Unjust & Unreasonable Rates

Posted by  on Wednesday, June 28th 2017     

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has the authority to order a public utility to refund to its customers rates that FERC determines to be unjust and unreasonable. But what if FERC later determines that the public utility should not have paid the refund? Does FERC have the authority to order the customer to return … Continue reading →

category: Electricity, Energy Policy, EUCI, EUCI, Event, FERC, FERC v. EPSA, LDC

FERC Conditional Approval of Natural Gas Pipeline Consistent with Clean Water Act Sequencing Requirements

Posted by  on Tuesday, June 20th 2017     

In the midst of the U.S. energy boom, the expansion and modernization of the nation’s energy infrastructure has been a priority. The ramp up in shale natural gas production has spurred investments in pipeline projects, particularly in the Northeast where infrastructure failed to support the rising levels of gas production. The review and approval process … Continue reading →

category: Clean Water Act, conditional authorization, Energy Litigation, EnerNoc v. EPSA, Federal Power Act, FERC, Natural Gas

EIB Energy Highlights: FERC Nominees to Restore Quorum, Clean Power Plan Rescission, Infrastructure Bills & More

Posted by  on Wednesday, May 31st 2017     

Our goal is to serve as a leading-edge resource for companies navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of the domestic and global energy markets. Moore & Van Allen’s EIB Energy Highlights is a complement to our Energy Interdependency Blog’s in-depth individual treatment of critical issues emerging in energy policy, regulation, and related litigation. EIB Energy Highlights … Continue reading →

category: Clean Power Plan, Cross-Border, Demand Response, DOE, EIB Energy Highlights, Electricity, Energy Infrastructure, Energy Policy, EPA, FERC, Grid Reliability, Grid Security, Legislative Updates, Natural Gas, Ozone, PHMSA, Pipelines, Quorum, S. 2012, Strategic Petroleum Reserves, U.S. House, White House, Winter Outlook

EIB Energy Highlights: Dakota Access & Keystone XL Pipelines Revived, FERC on Energy Storage & Pipeline Rates & More

Posted by  on Thursday, February 9th 2017     

Our goal is to serve as a leading-edge resource for companies navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of the domestic and global energy markets. Moore & Van Allen’s EIB Energy Highlights is a complement to our Energy Interdependency Blog’s in-depth individual treatment of critical issues emerging in energy policy, regulation, and related litigation. EIB Energy Highlights … Continue reading →

category: Annual Energy Outlook, Asset Management Agreement, Cybersecurity, DOE, EIB Energy Highlights, Electric Reliability, Electricity, Energy Legislation, FERC, Fracking, Gas-Electric Interdependency, Government Investigations, Grid Reliability, Grid Reliability, Grid Security, H.R. 8, Keystone XL, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Natural Gas, Offshore Drilling, Oil, Ozone, Power Burn, White House
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Oil Pipeline Rate Regulation under Review by FERC – Is There a Place for the Consumer Voice?

Posted by  on Thursday, January 5th 2017     

Oil pipeline rates must be just and reasonable and may be challenged by their customer shippers and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA). FERC has observed through monitoring that some oil pipelines continue to receive rate increases under the primary process used to adjust oil pipeline rates – the … Continue reading →

category: Asset Management Agreement, CNG, Energy Policy, FERC, Oil

As Agency Enforcement Efforts Mount, CFTC Prohibits Private Lawsuits Against RTOs/ISOs for Market Manipulation

Posted by  on Wednesday, November 30th 2016     

Incidents of alleged fraud and market manipulation in the energy markets increasingly have received the attention of federal agency enforcement efforts, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Our recent post highlights FERC’s growing efforts to combat market manipulation. And on November 21, 2016, the CFTC released its … Continue reading →

category: CFTC, Demand Response, Electricity, Electricity Markets, Energy Litigation, FERC, FERC v. EPSA, Grid Reliability, ISO, Legislative Updates, Market Manipulation, RTO

Do Not Pass Go: FERC Administrative Proceedings Remain First Stop for Market Manipulation Claims under the Natural Gas Act

Posted by  on Monday, September 19th 2016     

Fraud and energy market manipulation have remained priorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Enforcement (OE) over the past several years. The agency has ramped up its investigative efforts, reporting that fourteen out of the nineteen investigations opened last year involved market manipulation and the OE had never had as many litigation proceedings in … Continue reading →

category: Demand Response, Energy Litigation, Federal Power Act, FERC, FERC v. EPSA, Market Manipulation, Natural Gas Act, Office of Enforcement
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EIB Energy Highlights: FERC on Cybersecurity, Clean Power Plan Hearing Agenda, NatGas & Oil Exports Rise & More

Posted by  on Friday, September 9th 2016     

Our goal is to serve as a leading-edge resource for companies navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of the domestic and global energy markets. Moore & Van Allen’s EIB Energy Highlights is a complement to our Energy Interdependency Blog’s in-depth individual treatment of critical issues emerging in energy policy, regulation, and related litigation. EIB Energy Highlights … Continue reading →

category: California Assembly Bill 197, Clean Power Plan, Cybersecurity, EIB Energy Highlights, Electricity, Energy Exports, Energy Litigation, Energy Policy, Energy Reports, EPA, Export Ban, FERC, GHG, Greenhouse Gas, Grid Reliability, Grid Security, Legislative Updates, Liquefied Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), LNG, Natural Gas, Oil, S. 2011

EIB Energy Highlights: Nat Gas Outpowers Coal, NC Renewables, CPP En Banc, Fed Energy Bill Awaits Conference & More

Posted by  on Tuesday, June 21st 2016     

Our goal is to serve as a leading-edge resource for companies navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of the domestic and global energy markets. Moore & Van Allen’s EIB Energy Highlights is a complement to our Energy Interdependency Blog’s in-depth individual treatment of critical issues emerging in energy policy, regulation, and related litigation. EIB Energy Highlights … Continue reading →

category: AEO2016, CFTC, Clean Power Plan, Coal, Crude Exports, Crude Exports, Cybersecurity, EIB Energy Highlights, Electricity, Energy Exports, Energy Litigation, Energy Policy, Energy Policy Modernization Act, Energy Reports, Federal Power Act, FERC, Grid Security, H.R. 702, H.R. 702, H.R. 8, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Legislative Updates, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Market Manipulation, Natural Gas, North Carolina, OPENS Act, OPENS Act, S. 2011, S. 2012, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court
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