F.E.R.C. v. ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY ASS'N

Nos. 14-840, 14-841.

136 S.Ct. 760 (2016)

193 L. Ed. 2d 661

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Petitioner v. ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY ASSOCIATION, et al. EnerNOC, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Electric Power Supply Association, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 25, 2016.

As Revised January 28, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Carter G. Phillips , Washington, DC, for EnerNOC, Inc., et al.

Arocles Aguilar , General Counsel, Harvey Y. Morris , Assistant General Counsel, Elizabeth Dorman , Principal Counsel, California Public, Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.

Carter G. Phillips , C. Frederick Beckner III , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, Matthew J. Cushing , EnerNOC, Inc., Boston, MA, for EnerNOC, Inc.

Marvin T. Griff , Husch Blackwell LLP, Washington, DC, for EnergyConnect, Inc.

Robert A. Weishaar, Jr. , McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, Washington, DC, for the Coalition of MISO Transmission Customers, and PJM Industrial, Customer Coalition.

Allen M. Freifeld , Philadelphia, PA, for Viridity Energy, Inc.

Cynthia S. Bogorad , Willaim S. Huang , Katharine M. Mapes , Jessica R. Bell , Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondents Midwest Load-Serving Entities.

Roger E. Collanton , General Counsel, Burton Gross , Assistant General Counsel, Daniel J. Shonkwiler , Lead Counsel, California Independent System Operator Corp., Folsom, CA, Catherine E. Stetson , Counsel of Record, Elizabeth Austin Bonner , Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Elizabeth Dorman , Counsel of Record, Principal Counsel, California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA, H. Robert Erwin, Jr. , General Counsel, Ransom E. Davis , Associate General Counsel, Public Service Commission of Maryland, Baltimore, MA, Bohdan R. Pankiw , Chief Counsel, Kriss E. Brown , Assistant Counsel, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Harrisburg, PA, for joint states.

David L. Morenoff , General Counsel, Robert H. Solomon , Solicitor, Holly E. Cafer , Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitor General, John F. Bash , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Vincent P. Duane , Senior Vice President and General Counsel, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Audubon, PA, Craig Glazer , Vice President-Federal Government Policy, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Washington, DC, Barry S. Spector , Counsel of Record, Paul M. Flynn , Wright & Talisman, P.C., Washington, DC, for Respondent PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.

Ashley C. Parrish , David G. Tewksbury , King & Spalding LLP, Washington, DC, for Electric Power Supply Association.

Paul D. Clement , Counsel of Record, Erin E. Murphy , Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC, for all respondents joining this brief.

Harvey L. Reiter , Adrienne E. Clair , Stinson Leonard Street LLP, Washington, DC, for American Public Power Association, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative.

David B. Raskin , Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC, for Edison Electric Institute.

Sandra E. Rizzo , Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC, for PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PPL, EnergyPlus, LLC PPL Brunner Island, LLC, PPL, Holtwood, LLC, PPL Martins Creek, LLC PPL, Maine, LLC PPL Montour, LLC PPL Susquehanna, LLC, Lower Mount Bethel Energy, LLC, and PJM Power Providers Group.

Paul Breakman , National Rural Electric, Cooperative Association, Arlington, VA, for National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

Edward H. Comer , Henri D. Bartholomot , Edison Electric Institute, Washington, DC, for Edison Electric Institute.

Delia D. Patterson , Randolph Lee Elliott , American Public Power Association, Arlington, VA, for American Public Power Association.

Jesse A. Dillon , Talen Energy, Allentown, PA, for Talen Energy Marketing, LLC, Brunner Island, LLC, Holtwood, LLC, Martins Creeks, LLC, Talen Maine, LLC, Montour, LLC, Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC, and Lower Mount Bethel Energy, LLC.

Michael A. McGrail , PPL Services Corporation, Allentown PA, for PPL Electric Utilities Corporation.


The Federal Power Act (FPA or Act), 41 Stat. 1063, as amended, 16 U.S.C. § 791a et seq., authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) to regulate "the sale of electric energy at wholesale in interstate commerce," including both wholesale electricity rates and...

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