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  1. July 09, 2019

    Biggest Energy Decisions So Far In 2019: Midyear Report

    Federal and state officials faced skeptical courts over the scope of their authority in the biggest energy-related court decisions in the first half of 2019, from FERC being elbowed out of utility bankruptcy cases and warned to step up its climate change reviews to President Donald Trump's efforts to open up more areas to offshore drilling running aground. Here are some notable energy-related decisions from the first half of 2019.

  2. June 11, 2019

    MoFo Tapped To Defend PG&E In Wildfire Investigations

    A California federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s retention of Morrison & Foerster LLP as special regulatory counsel to defend against ongoing wildfire investigations and regulatory enforcement actions brought by the California Public Utilities Commission.

  3. June 09, 2019

    FERC Has No Say Over PG&E Contracts In Ch. 11, Judge Says

    A California bankruptcy judge has ruled the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has no say over whether Pacific Gas & Electric Co. can cancel $42 billion in electric contracts as part of its Chapter 11 case, saying the commission's attempt to gain influence in the case amounted to a "power play."

  4. April 10, 2019

    FERC Fights For Oversight Of PG&E's $42B Power Deals

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. fought before a California bankruptcy judge Wednesday over whether the regulator can enforce power purchase agreements worth potentially $42 billion, with FERC arguing that oversight is needed so PG&E doesn't "bring down the grid."

  5. March 14, 2019

    FERC Using Power Deal Spat To Alter Bankruptcy Law: PG&E

    A California bankruptcy judge must block the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from having a say over whether Pacific Gas & Electric Co. can ditch power purchase agreements in Chapter 11 in order to protect bankruptcy courts' absolute authority over a core issue of contract rejection, the utility said Wednesday.