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LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Stephen Spina, J. Daniel Skees
On October 13, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued disclosure guidance[1] related to cybersecurity risks and costs that may have far-reaching impacts on electric utilitie... more
Presentation | Speech
Stephen Spina
topics: CANs vs. Requests for Interpretation; cyber security (CIP) compliance; relay maintenance and testing; NERC's proposed "find and fix" proposal; NERC alerts
Presentation | Webinar
Ronald Tenpas, Alex Polonsky
The first part of our webinar series on hydraulic fracturing, "Hydraulic Fracturing—What You Need to Know," provided a brief summary of the technical process for fracking along with an overview of the many rules that se... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Esther Park, Alex Polonsky
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published proposed changes to its export control regulations in 10 C.F.R. Part 810-the first substantive changes to Part 810 since 1986. The current Part 810 regulations are remnants o... more
Presentation | Webinar
Floyd Norton, IV, Stephen Spina, John McGrane
On August 18, 2011, Morgan Lewis partners John McGrane, Floyd L. Norton, IV, and Steve Spina discussed FERC's Final Rule on Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation in a Morgan Lewis webinar. Issued July 21, this rulemaking will... more
Presentation | Speech
Mark Haskell
Outside Publication | Article
Ronald Tenpas, Alex Polonsky
Outside Publication | Article
Kathryn Sutton, Stephen Burdick
Presentation | Webinar
Stephen Spina, Mark Haskell
FERC has relied on Form 2 data to initiate proceedings under Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to change prospectively the transmission rates of natural gas companies. In the coming years, FERC may start taking a similar app... more
Outside Publication | Article
Mark Haskell, Levi McAllister
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Stephen Spina, Mark Haskell, George Billinson, John McGrane
On April 21, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Order Affirming Initial Decision and Ordering Payment of Civil Penalty in connection with an Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) Initial Decision that a n... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Stephen Spina, J. Daniel Skees, John McGrane
On March 17, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued an order denying rehearing of Order No. 743, in which the Commission had directed the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) t... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Stephen Spina, J. Daniel Skees, John McGrane
On March 17, 2011, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued an order affirming a notice of penalty filed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) regarding an alleged violation of Reliabi... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Floyd Norton, IV, Stephen Spina
On February 17, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to ensure just and reasonable compensation for the procurement of frequency regulation service in the Regio... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Energy Practice
On February 17, in Docket No. RM11-9-000, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking information on locational exchanges of electric power and comments on whether and under what circ... more
Presentation | Webinar
Joseph Hall, Floyd Norton, IV
A combination of energy and environmental public policy initiatives has driven the rapid growth of variable energy resources (VERs) in the United States in recent years. The variability of VER generation output, however, makes ... more
Presentation | Speech
Joseph Hall, Floyd Norton, IV
Outside Publication | Article
Kenneth Kulak, Michael Connolly
Presentation | Speech
Floyd Norton, IV, Stephen Spina, Mark Haskell
Outside Publication | Article
Christopher McAuliffe
LawFlash/Client Alert | Environmental LawFlash
Environmental Practice
Setting the stage for what promises to be a blockbuster environmental case, the U.S. Supreme Court on December 6 agreed to hear a challenge to a Second Circuit decision allowing plaintiffs to maintain a public nuisance lawsuit a... more
Outside Publication | Article
Timothy Matthews, Esther Park, Jay Gutierrez
Outside Publication | Article
Stephen Spina, Levi McAllister
Presentation | Speech
Mark Haskell
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Energy Practice
In an Order on Complaint issued November 18, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) made it clear that all long-term firm point-to-point transmission service must be provided pursuant to a transaction-specific ser... more