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On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, the U.S. House of Representative Committee on Energy and Commerce held a Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security hearing to review the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request. Members of the Subcommittee had the opportunity to hear testimony from all five Commissioners, including FERC Chairman Willie Phillips and Commissioner Mark Christie, as well as the three recently confirmed commissioners, David Rosner, Lindsay See and Judy Chang. In addition to their prepared remarks, the five commissioners answered questions on FERC’s mandate to provide affordable and reliable electricity and natural gas services nationwide, while also ensuring it fulfills its primary mission of maintaining just and reasonable rates.
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On June 28, 2024, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., which for 40 years required court deference to reasonable agency interpretations of federal statutes in certain circumstances, even when the reviewing court would read the statute differently. The Court ended “Chevron deference” and held that courts “must exercise their independent judgment in deciding whether an agency has acted within its statutory authority.” In doing so, the Court upended a longstanding principle of administrative law that is likely to make agency decisions more susceptible to challenge in the courts.
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Join projects & energy transition partners Hayden Harms and Vanessa Wilson at Infocast's RNG & SAF Capital Markets Summit, where Hayden will moderate the "Investor Perspectives: Private Equity, Infrastructure Funds, & Strategies" panel, and Vanessa will moderate the "Opportunities in Other Biogas/Fuels Markets" panel.
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We are pleased to share a recording of Akin’s recently presented “FERC Order No. 2023-A: What’s New and What’s Next?” webinar, along with the program materials.
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March 26, 2024 is the deadline for comments on a Notice of Inquiry issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC" or "Commission") at the end of 2023 on whether the Commission should modify its policies respecting the availability of blanket authorizations under Section 203(a)(2) of the Federal Power Act ("FPA"), including its evaluation of whether an investor has the ability to control a utility.
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On February 29, 2024, President Joe Biden nominated three individuals to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission): Judy W. Chang (Democrat), David Rosner (Democrat) and Lindsay S. See (Republican). As noted in the White House announcement, “[b]y statute, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall be composed of five members, with no more than three from the same political party,” and Lindsay S. See “is the nominee recommended by the Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.”
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Join projects & energy transition partners Ike Emehelu and Shariff Barakat as well as energy regulation partner Emily Mallen at Infocast's Projects & Money conference where Ike will moderate the “Lenders' Perspectives on The Financing Outlook for 2024” panel, Shariff will moderate “The State of the Tax Equity Market” panel and Emily will host the “Gas Asset Finance & Investment 2024” panel.