Cases

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued November 18, 2021 Decided August 9, 2022 No. 16-1325 MISO TRANSMISSION OWNERS, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT MIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR, INC., ET AL., INTERVENORS Consolidated wi

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued March 17, 2026 Decided June 5, 2026 No. 25-1045 MISO TRANSMISSION OWNERS, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT NORRIS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, ET AL., INTERVENORS Consolidated with 25-1066, 25-1069, 25-1115, 25

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 14‐2153 MISO TRANSMISSION OWNERS, et al., Petitioners, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, et al., Respondent. _________________________ No. 14‐2533 LSP TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, LLC, et al.

POSNER, Circuit Judge. We have consolidated for decision three closely related cases challenging rulings by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. All involve what are called “rights of first refusal,” which in the present context' mean rights to have a first crack at constructing an electricity transmission project — that is, having the opportunity to build it without having to face competition from other firms that migh

OPINION SUTTON, Circuit Judge. Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., is a non-profit association of utilities that manages electrical transmission facilities on behalf of its members. Under its well-earned acronym, MISO approves infrastructure projects and allocates the costs among its member utilities in order to maintain the electrical grid and

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued February 7, 2022 Decided August 19, 2022 No. 20-1421 COALITION OF MISO TRANSMISSION CUSTOMERS, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT AMEREN SERVICES COMPANY, AS AGENT FOR UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY D/B/A AMEREN MISSOURI, AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY D/B/A AMEREN I

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued March 17, 2025 Decided July 1, 2025 No. 24-1039 MICHIGAN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION COMPANY, LLC, PETITIONER v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT MICHIGAN PUBLIC POWER AGENCY, ET AL., INTERVENORS Consolidated with 24-10

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued February 7, 2022 Decided August 19, 2022 No. 20-1465 LSP TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS II, LLC, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT COALITION OF MISO TRANSMISSION CUSTOMERS, ET AL., INTERVENORS Consolidated with 20-1466, 21-100

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued November 17, 2023 Decided January 2, 2024 No. 22-1205 CITY OF LINCOLN, D/B/A LINCOLN ELECTRIC SYSTEM, PETITIONER v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT SOUTHWEST POWER POOL, INC., ET AL., INTERVENORS On Petition for Revie

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued October 1, 2024 Decided September 26, 2025 No. 23-1134 CAPITAL POWER CORPORATION, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION, ET AL., INTERVENORS Consolidated with 23-1135, 23-1136, 23-1231

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued March 8, 2024 Decided July 26, 2024 No. 22-1335 ENTERGY ARKANSAS, LLC, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, ET AL., INTERVENORS Consolidated with 23-1111

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued May 5, 2023 Decided August 4, 2023 No. 20-1429 XCEL ENERGY SERVICES INC., ON BEHALF OF ITS PUBLIC UTILITY AFFILIATE, SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, PETITIONER v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT GOLDEN SPREAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIV

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued April 12, 2023 Decided July 21, 2023 No. 22-1090 CITADEL FNGE LTD., PETITIONER v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT MONITORING ANALYTICS, LLC AND PJM INTERCONNECTION, L.L.C., INTERVENORS Consoli

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued January 21, 2025 Decided August 8, 2025 No. 23-1196 LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY AND KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY, PETITIONERS v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT CITY UTILITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OWENSBORO, ALSO KNOWN AS OWENSBORO MUNICIPAL UTI

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued November 8, 2021 Decided July 15, 2022 No. 20-1262 ENTERGY ARKANSAS, LLC, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, ET AL., INTERVENORS Consolidated

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued November 14, 2024 Decided January 14, 2025 No. 23-1334 INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS OF AMERICA, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT ITC MIDWEST LLC, INTERVENOR On Petition for Review of Orders of the

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued November 9, 2022 Decided November 17, 2023 No. 20-1449 AMERICAN MUNICIPAL POWER, INC., ET AL., PETITIONERS v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT AMERICAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS INCORPORATED, ET AL., INTERVENORS Consolidated with 21-1006, 21-1090,

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued December 16, 2021 Decided December 2, 2022 No. 20-1453 AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION, PETITIONER v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT D. E. SHAW RENEWABLE INVESTMENTS, L.L.C., ET AL., INTERVENORS On Petition for Review of Orders of the

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued December 11, 2023 Decided July 26, 2024 No. 20-1283 NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY AND HUDSON TRANSMISSION PARTNERS, LLC, PETITIONERS v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT PJM INTERCONNECTION, L.L.C. AND PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION,

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued April 4, 2023 Decided August 1, 2023 No. 22-1221 EVERGY KANSAS CENTRAL, INC., ET AL., PETITIONERS v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENT OKLAHOMA GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, ET AL., INTERVENORS Consolidated with 22-1252,