Advanced Energy United, Inc., et al v. FERC

  1. July 14, 2023

    DC Circ. Voids FERC Approval Of Southeast Energy Exchange

    A divided D.C. Circuit panel on Friday revoked federal approval of a Southern wholesale electricity market dominated by major utilities, ruling that officials failed to show why the marketplace could exclude smaller operators or how its zero-cost transmission rates were not a special discount for members.

  2. March 15, 2023

    DC Circ. Judge Says FERC Makes Deadline Counting Too Hard

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says that a challenge to its de facto approval of a new regional electricity market came too late, but one District of Columbia Circuit judge said that the agency seems to be "making this thing exceptionally complicated when the answer is really quite simple."

  3. March 03, 2023

    6 Electric Grid Courtroom Battles To Watch

    The debate over how to upgrade and expand the U.S. electric grid has largely centered on Congress and regulators led by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, but it's playing out in courtrooms as well. Here's a six-pack of transmission-related cases that are worth keeping an eye on.

  4. September 22, 2022

    Green Groups Blast FERC Power Market Plan Approvals

    Clean energy groups petitioned the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday to vacate a series of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission orders approving a plan by Southeastern utilities to establish a regional electricity market, saying it would create "opportunities for market power abuse and manipulation."

  5. May 17, 2022

    Utilities Say Market Challengers Missed Window In DC Circ.

    Utility companies say clean energy and environmental groups were too late with their challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's de facto approval of a plan to establish a Southeastern regional electricity market and want the case tossed.

  6. February 09, 2022

    Clean Energy Backers Fight Power Market Plan At DC Circ.

    A coalition of clean energy and environmental groups urged the D.C. Circuit to overturn the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's de facto approval of a plan by Southeastern utilities to establish a regional electricity market.