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FERC Law Updates
Presentation | Speech
Stephen Spina
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Glen Bernstein, Pamela Tsang
Industry comments requested on procedures for considering the reliability impacts of generator outages and retirements.
Presentation | Speech
Mark Haskell
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy Transactions LawFlash
Stephen Kinney, Jr., Thomas Giblin, Jr.
Utility and other energy companies that have publicly held securities outstanding need to consider SEC disclosure requirements if they plan to redeem these securities.
Presentation | Webinar
Steven Luxton, Andrew Knuth, W. Nes
The third and final part of our webinar series on hydraulic fracturing, "Private Litigation and Hydraulic Fracturing," discussed private litigation surrounding fracking, including tort and commercial lawsuits. Topics covered i... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Energy LawFlash
Stephen Spina, Glen Bernstein, Pamela Tsang, John McGrane
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
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
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
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
Presentation | Speech
Alex Polonsky
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
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
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