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For more than 15 years, Fred has guided energy clients around the globe through sophisticated supply regulations. Fred enjoys assisting clients in both the oil and gas sector and the electricity industry on navigating complex regulatory issues. He represents wind and solar electricity generators, oil producers and refiners, shippers, marketers and consumers – among myriad other energy clients – on matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), state public utility commissions, and state and federal courts.

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On February 17, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an updated policy statement on the certification of new interstate natural gas facilities (Updated Policy Statement). This Updated Policy Statement replaces the Commission’s previous policy statement issued in 1999, which relied primarily on the existence of precedent agreements between the pipeline applicant and its shippers to establish evidence of need for a proposed interstate natural gas facility. Under the previous policy statement, if a proposed natural gas pipeline project was able to establish through precedent agreements with shippers that there was demand for the increased capacity, the Commission generally found that the proposed project was in the public interest and issued the certificate.
Continue Reading FERC Updates Gas Pipeline Certificate Policy Statement and Issues Interim Policy Statement on GHG Emissions

As the cold weather season approaches, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) are taking action to prevent a repeat of the devastating electric power outages that rocked Texas and the Midwest at the beginning of this year. …
Continue Reading FERC and NERC Take Action on Winter Readiness

Late last month, the Federal Courts issued two major rulings involving certificates of public convenience and necessity for natural gas pipelines issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.  While a decision by the Supreme Court was a victory for pipeline companies, a decision by the DC Circuit in another FERC case could have important impacts on the standards that pipeline companies must meet in order to demonstrate need for their proposed pipeline project.
Continue Reading Federal Courts Issue a Mixed Bag of Decisions on Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting