NEW JERSEY BD. OF PUBLIC UTILITIES v. F.E.R.C.

Nos. 11-4245, 11-4405, 11-4486, 11-4487, 12-1085, 12-1086, 12-1764.

744 F.3d 74 (2014)

NEW JERSEY BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES and New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel, Petitioners in Case No. 11-4245 v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. Maryland Public Service Commission, Petitioner in Case No. 11-4405 v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. PJM Power Providers Group, Petitioner in Case No. 11-4486 v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. PSEG Energy Resources & Trade LLC, Petitioner in Case No. 11-4487 v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. Old Dominion Electric Cooperative; American Public Power Association; National Rural Electric Cooperative Association; North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation; Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation American Municipal Power, Inc.; *Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc., Petitioners in Case No. 12-1085 v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. *Pursuant to Clerk Order of 2/14/12. Hess Corporation, Petitioner in Case No. 12-1086 v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. Old Dominion Electric Cooperative; American Municipal Power, Inc.; North Carolina Electric Membership Corp.; American Public Power Association; Delaware Municipal Electric Corp.; and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Petitioners in Case No. 12-1764 v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed February 20, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer S. Hsia, Esquire , Office of Attorney General of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, Alex Moreau, Esquire , Office of Attorney General of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, Counsel for New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.

Stefanie A. Brand, Esquire , Felicia Thomas-Fried, Esquire , Office of Public Defender, Trenton, NJ, Scott H. Strauss, Esquire , (Argued), Jeffrey A. Schwarz, Esquire , Spiegel & McDiarmid, Washington, D.C., Counsel for New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel.

Harvey L. Reiter, Esquire , Dennis Lane, Esquire , (Argued), Adrienne E. Clair, Esquire , Stinson Morrison & Hecker, LLP, Washington, D.C., Counsel for Old Dominion Electric Cooperative; American Public Power Association; National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Delaware Municipal Electric Corp.; Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Inc, American Municipal Power, Inc.

Larry F. Eisenstat, Esquire , Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C., Counsel for CPV Power Development, Inc.

Werner L. Margard, III, Esquire , Office of Attorney General of Ohio, Columbus, OH, Counsel for Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

Susanna Chu, Esquire , (Argued), Randall L. Speck, Esquire , Kaye Scholer, Washington, D.C., Counsel for Maryland Public Service Commission.

Regina A. Iorii, Esquire , Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, Counsel for Delaware Public Service Commission.

Gregory T. D'Auria, I, Esquire , Office Attorney General of Connecticut, Hartford, CT, Counsel for Attorney General Connecticut.

Stuart A. Caplan, Esquire , New York, N.Y., Counsel for Hess Corp.

Gary J. Newell, Esquire , Jennings Strouss, Washington, D.C., Counsel for American Municipal Power, Inc.

Sandra E. Rizzo, Esquire , Charles H. Shoneman, Esquire , Bracewell & Guiliani, Washington, D.C., Counsel for PPL Electric Utilities Corporation; PPL Energy Plus, LLC; PPL Brunner Island; PPL Holtwood, LLC; PPL Martins Creek; PPL Montour, LLC; PPL Susquehanna, LLC; PPL New Jersey Solar, LLC; PPL New Jersey Biogas, LLC; PPL Renewable Energy, LLC; Lower Mount Bethel Energy, LLC.

Paula M. Carnody, Esquire , William F. Fields, Esquire , Maryland Peoples Counsel, Baltimore, MD, Counsel for Maryland Office of Peoples Counsel.

Christopher R. Jones, Esquire , Troutman Sanders, Washington, D.C., Counsel for Dominion Resources Services.

Denise C. Goulet, Esquire , Miller, Balis & O'Neil, Washington, D.C., Counsel for North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation.

Robert A. Weishaar, Jr., Esquire , McNees, Wallace & Nurick, Washington, D.C., Counsel for PJM Industrial Customer Coalition.

Carol Banta, Esquire , (Argued), Holly E. Cafer, Esquire , (Argued), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., Counsel for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Ashley C. Parrish, Esquire , David G. Tewksbury, Esquire , King & Spalding, Washington, D.C., Counsel for Electric Power Supply Association; Calpine Corporation.

Paul M. Flynn, Esquire , (Argued), Wright & Talisman, Washington, D.C., Counsel for PJM Interconnections.

Adam M. Conrad, Esquire , King & Spalding, Charlotte, NC, Counsel for LS Power Associates, LP.

John N. Estes, III, Esquire , (Argued), John L. Shepherd, Jr., Esquire , (Argued), Paul F. Wight, Esquire , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Washington, DC, Counsel for PJM Power Providers Group; Exelon Corporation.

Richard P. Bress, Esquire , Andrew D. Prins, Esquire , Latham & Watkins, Washington, DC, Counsel for FirstEnergy Solutions Corporation.

Vilna W. Gaston, Esquire , Tamara L. Linde, Esquire , PSEG Corporation, Newark, NJ, Counsel for PSEG Energy Resources & Trade, LLC.

Robert C. Fallon, Esquire , Jonathan W. Gottlieb, Esquire , Washington, DC, Counsel for Commonwealth Chesapeake Corp.

Before: RENDELL, JORDAN and GREENAWAY, JR., Circuit Judges.


OPINION

RENDELL, Circuit Judge:

In what is a relatively unusual task for our court, we are asked to review a ruling of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") approving a revised tariff submitted by PJM Interconnection, LLC, that effectively changes several aspects of PJM's tariff as approved in a prior FERC order. FERC is the independent federal agency tasked under the Federal Power Act (the "FPA") with, among other things, ensuring that rates...

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