The court wrote that, if a bankruptcy court’s broad powers and jurisdiction, including the power to authorize the rejection of a contract, conflict with a federal regulatory regime, "the power of the bankruptcy court must yield to that of the federal agency." The Bankruptcy Code itself suppor...
The San Francisco-based parent of the debt-laden utility, PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in late January 2019, as it was burdened with liabilities following the 2017 and 2018 Northern California wildfires. This development raised ...
In episode 3 of "An Energized Exchange," energy attorneys Elizabeth Noll and Nic Martell unpack the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) transmission planning and permitting final rules.
147 FERC ¶ 61,232 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is proposing to amend its regulations to revise Subpart H to Part 35 of Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations governing market-based rates for public...