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2 Aug 2017, 6:00 am by Peter Swire
Rather than fitting public utility models for electricity or airline pricing, the emerging calls for regulation bear a closer resemblance to some of the Federal Communications Commission’s past efforts to use its public utility authority to regulate television content. [read post]
31 Jul 2023, 12:15 pm by Erin K. Bartlett
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) recently affirmed its prior determination that where an investor’s non-independent director is appointed to the board of a public utility or public utility holding company, that appointment rebuts the presumption of a lack of control between the entities, such that the investor and public utility should be deemed “affiliates” under section 35.36(a)(9)(v) of… [read post]
24 Jan 2023, 10:00 am by Guest Author
Insurance was one of the first industries regulated as a public utility and remains subject to public utility regulation in many states. [read post]
23 Feb 2024, 9:03 am
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA authority; rate-making principles; statutory interpretation; statutory authority) [read post]
20 Nov 2019, 5:21 pm by The Law Offices of John Day, P.C.
When a plaintiff brought a negligence action against two public utility companies for damages allegedly done to her real property when the gas was turned off and waters pipes subsequently froze and burst, the trial court erred by holding that the Tennessee Public Utility Commission (TPUC) had exclusive jurisdiction of the claim. [read post]
24 May 2022, 11:10 am by John Carroll, Joseph Antel and Katie Daw
  The utilities are said to purposefully use their authority over distribution grids to deny or delay distributed energy deployment, ultimately increasing costs. [read post]
Indiana utilities and Indiana utility lawyers should be aware that the Indiana Supreme Court recently had the opportunity to consider the standard of review that courts follow in reviewing utility regulatory settlements of an administrative agency. [read post]
27 Aug 2012, 1:55 pm
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion confirming that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") cannot order publicly-owned utilities to pay refunds. [read post]
1 Dec 2010, 2:30 pm by Tamar Weinrib
Pursuant to its authorization under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Financial Stability Oversight Committee (“FSOC”) members voted on November 23 to approve an advance notice of rulemaking soliciting public input on the question of how the council should determine when to designate a financial market utility  (defined under Dodd Frank as any person managing or operating a multilateral system for the purpose of transferring, clearing or settling payments,… [read post]
4 Mar 2008, 8:39 am
  Under the new rules, wholesale sales of power between such public utilities and power sales affiliates with market-based rate authority will require FERC approval. [read post]
10 Jul 2023, 10:33 am by Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse LLP
As such, because the Federal Mandate Statue does not specifically authorize the recovery costs prior to a utility receiving a certificate of public convenience and necessity (“CPCN”), id., permitting recovery of costs “incurred prior to the Commission’s authorization would undo the purpose of Commission oversight and would present a disservice to the utility’s customers. [read post]
5 May 2013, 9:13 am by Jacek Stramski
The Court concluded that the efforts of FPL and PEF to obtain necessary regulatory approval for the nuclear power plants provided sufficient evidence for the PSC to find an intent to build, and therefore, authorize cost recovery by the utilities. [read post]
13 Nov 2011, 3:42 pm by Glenn Reynolds
. “But the politicians keep hyperventilating for publicity, overlooking that every aspect of the outage — from tree trimming to the number of repair crews to the general reliability of the power grid to the lavish salaries of power company executives — has always been subject to the jurisdiction of the state regulatory commission, recently renamed the Public Utility Regulatory Authority. [read post]
The First Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion finding that the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (“PURPA”) does not authorize lawsuits between cogeneration facilities and electric utilities because there is no express or implied private right of action in the statutory language. [read post]
The First Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion finding that the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (“PURPA”) does not authorize lawsuits between cogeneration facilities and electric utilities because there is no express or implied private right of action in the statutory language. [read post]
6 Feb 2017, 9:00 am by Kirk Jenkins
May the Illinois Commerce Commission grant a certificate of public convenience and necessity, authorizing construction of new projects by an entity which not only is not a public utility, but isn’t applying to be certified as one? [read post]