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05/08/12 Morgan Lewis Strengthens International Practice with Additional Growth in London, Expansion into Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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Morgan Lewis today announced that Charley Moore has joined the firm as a partner in its Energy Practice, resident in Houston.
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05/22/12 FERC Denies Rehearing of Order No. 1000
Pre-Order No. 1000 transmission planning and cost-allocation requirements are inadequate and a possible threat to the development of efficient or cost-effective transmission.
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Failure to provide detailed cost data relating to the provision of oil transportation service causes FERC to deny a pipeline's request to charge market-based initial rates.
05/08/12 Federal Agencies Move to Regulate Aspects of Hydraulic Fracturing
The U.S. Department of the Interior issues proposed rules for hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issues draft Underground Injection Control program permitting guidance for wells that use diesel fuels.
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12/08/11 Commission Orders BPA to Provide Comparable Transmission Access

LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Pamela Tsang

On December 7, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) used its authority under Section 211A of the Federal Power Act to direct Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to submit a revised Open Access Transmission Tar... more

2011 Co-author, American Gas Association FERC Manual: A Guide for Local Distribution Companies, 2nd Edition

Outside Publication | Book
Scott Looper

11/10/11 Hydraulic Fracturing, Part 2: Regulatory, Enforcement, and Legislative Trends in Hydraulic Fracturing

Presentation | Webinar
Ronald Tenpas, Alex Polonsky

The second part of our webinar series on hydraulic fracturing, "Regulatory, Enforcement, and Legislative Trends in Hydraulic Fracturing," discussed past, present, and expected future congressional and federal agency efforts to ... more

10/27/11 Fifth Circuit Vacates Intrastate Pipeline Posting Requirements Under FERC Order Nos. 720 and 720-A

LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Mark Haskell, Levi McAllister, Pamela Tsang, Brett Snyder

On October 24, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Texas Pipeline Association v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [1] held that the Federal Energy Regulatory Comm... more

10/26/11 FCC Regulation Affecting Electric and Gas Utility Companies

Presentation | Webinar
Brett Snyder

In this webinar, Morgan Lewis of counsel Brett Snyder discussed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulation of electric and natural gas utilities. The webinar covered the FCC’s pre-approval requirements for tran... more

10/26/11 The Update on Uprates, presented at an NEI Lawyers Committee Meeting

Presentation | Speech
Alex Polonsky

10/20/11 CFTC Issues Final Regulations on Position Limits for Futures and Swaps

LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Mark Haskell, Fred Fielding, Levi McAllister

On October 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a Final Rule codifying regulations that establish limits on speculative positions in 28 physical commodity futures contracts traded pursuant to the rules of a... more

10/19/11 SEC Issues Guidance on the Disclosure of Cybersecurity Incidents and Costs

LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Stephen Spina, J. Daniel Skees, John McGrane

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

10/14/11 NERC Enforcement Update: Utility Concerns, presented at the 2011 Edison Electric Institute Fall Legal Conference

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

09/27/11 Hydraulic Fracturing, Part 1: What You Need to Know

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

08/18/11 Order No. 1000: Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation

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

08/10/11 Nuclear Power Regulation Basics (NRC 101), presented at an EUCI program, Chicago

Presentation | Speech
Timothy Matthews, Alex Polonsky

Summer 2011 Take-or-Pay Crisis v2.0: What Wind Power Generators and Providers Failed to Learn from Gas Pipelines' 1980s Dilemma, Houston Journal of International Law, Vol. 33, No. 2

Outside Publication | Article
Scott Looper

07/28/11 Lessons Learned from Self-Reporting Alleged Violations to the FERC and CFTC - Practitioners' Perspectives, presented to the Energy Bar Association, Compliance and Enforcement Committee, Washington, D.C

Presentation | Speech
Mark Haskell

06/22/11 Potential Disclosure Regimes In the Hydraulic Fracturing Industry, Westlaw Journal: Environmental

Outside Publication | Article
Ronald Tenpas, Alex Polonsky

06/01/11 U.S. Nuclear Operations in a Post-Fukushima World, POWER Magazine (read the article)

Outside Publication | Article
Kathryn Sutton, Stephen Burdick

05/12/11 Navigating Rate Complaints

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

2011 Policing Market Manipulation: A Review of Evolving Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Policy, Electricity Journal, Vol. 24

Outside Publication | Article
Mark Haskell, Levi McAllister

04/28/11 FERC Issues $30 Million Penalty for Alleged Violations of Anti-Manipulation Rule

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

03/24/11 FERC Clarifies Directive on Revision to Definition of Bulk Electric System, Stresses NERC’s Ability to Propose Alternative Solution

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

03/22/11 FERC Provides Guidance on Penalties for Reliability Violations Resulting in Load Loss

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

02/22/11 FERC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Compensation for Frequency Regulation Service in Organized Wholesale Electric Markets

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

02/18/11 FERC Issues Notice of Inquiry Regarding Locational Exchanges of Electrical Power

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

02/17/11 FERC NOPR on Integrating Renewable Energy Resources into the Transmission Grid

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

02/17/11 FERC NOPR on Integrating Renewable Energy Resources into the Transmission Grid

Presentation | Speech
Joseph Hall, Floyd Norton, IV

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