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Dec
10
2015
FERC Clarifies Certain Qualifying Facilities (QFs) Are Exempt From FPA Section 203 Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
25
2017
FERC Clarifies Cost Recovery Flexibility for Electric Storage Resources Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
18
2012
FERC Clarifies Information Required in Cost and Revenue Studies in NGA Section 5 Investigations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
23
2015
FERC Clarifies Policy on Simultaneous Exchange Transactions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec
21
2015
FERC Clarifies Scope of Proposed RTO and ISO Disclosure Requirements Bracewell LLP
Oct
7
2012
FERC Clarifies that a Utility May Not Curtail Unilaterally for Purchases from QFs Under a Long-Term Obligation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
23
2020
FERC Commissioner Bernard McNamee Won’t Seek Renomination Pierce Atwood LLP
Jun
18
2020
FERC Commissioner McNamee Will Remain on Commission After Term Ends of June 30th K&L Gates
Sep
22
2014
FERC Commissioner Moeller Convenes Public Meeting Focusing on Resolving Natural Gas Supply Challenges for Electric Generators McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
14
2012
FERC Conditionally Accepts New Enforcement Mechanism for Electric Reliability Standards McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
23
2016
FERC Conference to Address Implications of Binding Transmission Development Bids Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
12
2015
FERC Conferences to Address Impact of EPA’s Clean Power Plan on Electricity Reliability and Markets Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
24
2016
FERC Confirms Contract-Specific Nature of Mobile-Sierra Presumption and WSPP Agreement Requirements Bracewell LLP
Dec
31
2015
FERC Confirms Regulatory Immunities for Private Equity Investors and Funds Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct
5
2017
FERC Confirms that FPA Section 203 Approval is Not Required for Tax Equity Investment Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
3
2014
FERC Confirms the Long Reach of Open Access Requirements - Federal Energy Regulatory Commision Bracewell LLP
Sep
29
2016
FERC Considering Changes to Standards of Review for Acquisitions and Mergers Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
26
2012
FERC Continues Efforts to Address Vegetation Management ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
6
2020
FERC Continues to Squeeze Renewable Resources Participating in Wholesale Electric Capacity Markets Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
5
2017
FERC Cuts Regulatory Burden on Tax Equity Investments in Renewable Generation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
28
2012
FERC Decides to Retain Existing Merger Review Policies Bracewell LLP
Jul
1
2020
FERC Declares Concurrent Jurisdiction with Bankruptcy Courts Over Rejections of Natural Gas Transportation Agreements Pierce Atwood LLP
Jun
25
2020
FERC Declares It Has Concurrent Jurisdiction With Bankruptcy Courts When Debtor Seeks To Reject Natural Gas Transportation Agreements Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
20
2012
FERC Declares That Proposed Wind Curtailment Violates PURPA McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
10
2018
FERC Declines DOE-Proposed Resiliency Compensation, Will Review Issue Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
23
2021
FERC Delays Implementation of New MBR Database Reporting Requirements and Clarifies Obligation To Report Upstream Owners Bracewell LLP
Jun
23
2020
FERC Denies Anbaric Complaint, Announces Technical Conference to Examine Grid Access for Offshore Wind Projects Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
13
2012
FERC Denies Market-Based Rate Application Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
27
2012
FERC Denies Rehearing of Order No. 1000 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
10
2016
FERC Denies Request for Discovery by Respondent in FERC Enforcement Case Bracewell LLP
Mar
26
2021
FERC Determines That It Should Consider Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Environmental Analyses of Natural Gas Pipelines Beveridge & Diamond PC
Feb
3
2021
FERC Directs RTOs and ISOs to File Reports on Hybrid Resources Bracewell LLP
Feb
3
2012
FERC Disclaims Jurisdiction Over Kenai Pipelines and Related Facilities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug
3
2020
FERC Dismisses Petition to Review Jurisdictional Challenges over Net Metering Pierce Atwood LLP
Feb
26
2018
FERC Eases Barriers for Electric Storage Resources to Participate in Wholesale Markets Bracewell LLP
 

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