Appellate Briefs

Exelon Corp. v. FERC No. 17-1275 Revisions to ISO-NE tariff that revise the Forward Capacity Market rules to provide a means for capacity suppliers to price the potential retirement of existing resources and to address the potential exercise of market power associated with the retirement of existing resources. ISO New England, Inc., 155 FERC ¶ 61,029 (2016), order on reh’g & compl., 161 FERC ¶ 61,115 (2017). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Appalachian Voices, et al. v. FERC Nos. 17-1271, et al. Response to motion to expedite ruling on second motion seeking to stay certificate orders regarding Mountain Valley pipeline project pending judicial review. Mountain Valley Pipeline Co., LLC, 161 FERC ¶ 61,043 (2017), on reh’g, 163 FERC ¶ 61,197 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Town of Weymouth, Mass., et al. v. FERC No. 17-1135, et al. Certificate to construct and operate the Atlantic Bridge Project, consisting of new pipeline and compression facilities in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Algonquin Gas Transm. and Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, 158 FERC ¶ 61,061 (2017), order on reh’g, 161 FERC ¶ 61,255 (2017). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Sierra Club, et al. v. FERC Nos. 16-1329 and 16-1387 Response in opposition to motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act. Circuit D.C. Cir.

Appalachian Voices, et al. v. FERC No. 17-1271, et al. Response in opposition to second motion seeking to stay certificate orders regarding Mountain Valley pipeline project pending judicial review. Mountain Valley Pipeline Co., LLC, 161 FERC ¶ 61,043 (2017), on reh’g, 163 FERC ¶ 61,197 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Allegheny Defense Project, et al. v. FERC No. 17-1098, et al. Certificate authorizing construction and operation of Atlantic Sunrise Project in mid-Atlantic and southern states. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 158 FERC ¶ 61,125 (2017), order on reh’g, 161 FERC ¶ 61,250 (2017. Circuit D.C. Cir.

Bold Alliance and Bold Education Fund v. FERC No. 18-1533 Motion to dismiss, or, in the alternative, for transfer or abeyance of petition for review of notices to proceed with construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline, and rehearing order addressing same, 163 FERC ¶ 61,099 (May 4, 2018). Circuit 4th Cir.

Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al. v. FERC Nos. 18-1128 and 18-1144 Reply in support of motion to dismiss petitions challenging conditional approval of PennEast pipeline project. PennEast Pipeline Co., LLC, 162 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

State of North Carolina v. FERC No. 17-1243 New license for continued operation and maintenance of the Yadkin Project on the Yadkin River in North Carolina; transfer of new license. Alcoa Power Generating Inc. and Cube Yadkin Generation LLC, 156 FERC ¶ 62,210 (2016), order on reh’g, 160 FERC ¶ 61,097 (2017), order on reh’g, 160 FERC ¶ 61,098 (2017). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Hoopa Valley Tribe v. FERC (Supplemental Brief) No. 14-1271 Denial of petition for declaratory order concerning Klamath Hydroelectric Project, seeking declaration that licensee PacifiCorp has failed to diligently pursue relicensing of the Project, and that States have waived clean water certification. PacifiCorp, 147 FERC ¶ 61,216 (2014), reh’g denied, 149 FERC ¶ 61,038 (2014). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Sunland Estate Homeowners Ass’n v. FERC No. 17-73060 Revision of project boundary to include property owned by licensee within a residential development. Pub. Util. District No. 2 of Grant County, Wash., 158 FERC ¶ 61,036 (2017), reh’g denied, 160 FERC ¶ 61,096 (2017). Circuit 9th Cir.

Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al. v. FERC Nos. 18-1128 and 18-1144 Motion to dismiss petition challenging conditional approval of PennEast pipeline project. PennEast Pipeline Co., LLC, 162 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Village of Old Mill Creek, et al. v. FERC Nos. 17-2433 and 17-2445 Amicus brief on behalf of the United States and FERC, filed at the invitation of the 7th Circuit, concerning whether the Federal Power Act preempts an Illinois law that provides for “zero emission credits” to certain qualifying renewable resources. Circuit 7th Cir.

Arizona Public Service Co. v. FERC No. 17-73244 Order accepting APS notice of cancelation, rejecting APS proposal to pay SoCal Edison a negotiated reimbursement to be recovered in rates, and directing APS to file a 2015 expiration agreement. Arizona Pub. Serv. Co., 156 FERC ¶ 61,006 (2016), order on reh’g & clar., 161 FERC ¶ 61,022 (2017). Circuit 9th Cir.

Bold Alliance, et al. v. FERC No. 18-1533 Response in opposition to motion for stay pending appeal of notices to proceed with construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline, and rehearing order addressing same, 163 FERC ¶ 61,099 (May 4, 2018). Circuit 4th Cir.

Homeowners Against Land Takings - Penn East, Inc. v. FERC No. 18-1079 Reply in support of motion to dismiss petition challenging conditional approval of PennEast pipeline project. PennEast Pipeline Co., LLC, 162 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2018) Circuit D.C. Cir.

New Jersey Conservation Foundation v. FERC No. 17-11991 Reply in support of the motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction a complaint by non-profit environmental organization challenging the PennEast pipeline certificate order. Circuit D.N.J

Allegheny Defense Project, et al. v. FERC No. 18-1031 Reply in support of motion to dismiss petition for review that challenged conditional approval of Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company’s Abandonment and Capacity Restoration Project. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., L.L.C., 160 FERC ¶ 61,144 (2017). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Homeowners Against Land Takings – PennEast, Inc. v. FERC No. 18-1079 Motion to dismiss petition challenging conditional approval of PennEast pipeline project. PennEast Pipeline Co., LLC, 162 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2018) Circuit D.C. Cir.

Narragansett Indian Tribal Historic Preservation Office v. FERC No. 18-1069 Reply in support of motion to dismiss, for lack of jurisdiction, petition for review of order that denied late intervention in agency docket considering Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company’s Connecticut Expansion Project. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., L.L.C., 162 FERC ¶ 61,013 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.