South Carolina Public Service v. FERC

  1. September 30, 2014

    FERC Planning Rule Will Burden Utilities, DC Circ. Told

    A coalition of nonprofit utilities on Monday urged the D.C. Circuit to reconsider its decision upholding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's controversial regional transmission planning rule, saying it will saddle them with costs for building and operating new transmission even if they don't use it.

  2. August 22, 2014

    FERC Gains Upper Hand In Regional Power Planning Fights

    With the D.C. Circuit backing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's controversial regional transmission planning rule, the legal battlefield shifts to its implementation, but experts say the appeals court's sweeping ruling will make it tougher for incumbent utilities and state regulators to fight an emboldened commission's decisions on whether plans pass muster.

  3. August 15, 2014

    DC Circ. Upholds FERC Rule On Regional Power Planning

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday rejected a challenge to a controversial Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regional electricity transmission planning and cost-allocation rule filed by a swath of industry groups and state regulators, saying the rule was within FERC's authority to implement.

  4. September 25, 2013

    FERC Has Authority To Reform Power Planning, DC Circ. Told

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission told the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday that it has the authority to reform the planning of high-voltage power transmission, despite protests from electric utilities that a new agency rule oversteps the commission's bounds.

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