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Suzanne Mattei
Court rejects FERC acceptance of affiliate contract as evidence of public need
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia made a precedent-setting ruling on Monday, in a pivotal case challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval of the Spire STL pipeline that would transport gas from Illinois to Missouri. The ruling is important for two reasons. First, it rejected FERC’s decision to base […]
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Reuters: A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out 2018 authorizations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) allowing Spire STL to build a roughly $285 million natural gas pipeline near St. Louis, Missouri that is now operational, in a rare victory against the regulator by environmentalists who sued. A unanimous panel of the U.S. […]
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Canary Media: After months of closed-door negotiations, Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have unveiled a long-awaited clean energy bill that would set utility Duke Energy on a path to close its coal-fired power plants by 2030 and expand the scope of solar development in the state. But that’s about all in the bill that’s pleasing […]
Suzanne Mattei and Tom Sanzillo
Demise of Keystone XL should spur regulators, investors to reconsider massive pipeline projects
As the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reviews the public comments it recently received on its proposal to reconsider how it determines whether a gas pipeline should be granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity, it would do well to consider the cautionary tale of a massive fossil fuel infrastructure project, the Keystone XL […]
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S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staked out a new position on federal reviews of interstate natural gas pipelines, advising the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to weigh the potential for “carbon lock-in” and the “costly irreversibility” of building such infrastructure. The EPA, as a representative of the Biden administration, has the […]
Suzanne Mattei and Press Release
IEEFA urges reevaluation of federal guidelines for new construction
May 25, 2021 (IEEFA)—The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis is urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reevaluate its pipeline certification guidelines. In their current form, commission guidelines allow it to rely solely on the existence of applicants’ business contracts to certify the necessity of constructing new interstate gas pipelines, disregarding the […]
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Bloomberg ($): A major new transmission line intended to pipe carbon-free hydropower from Canada into the U.S. Northeast has met a powerful opponent: the world’s largest provider of renewable energy. The 145-mile (233-kilometer), nearly $1 billion transmission line, known as New England Clean Energy Connect, broke ground in February after nearly three years of review […]
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S&P Global ($): The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s effort to update its permitting policy for natural gas infrastructure could result in a process that makes it more difficult to build pipelines, requiring developers to go further to show their projects will be needed and will not cause excessive impacts to people and the climate, according […]
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E&E News ($): Following pressure from pipeline companies and landowner groups, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has modified an order that prevents energy companies from doing construction work for pipelines and natural gas export projects until objections have been resolved. The original order last June aimed to ensure that landowners’ protests against energy projects were […]
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S&P Global Platts ($): US President Joe Biden’s first 100 days have brought a shift at a key independent regulator with oversight over energy markets and interstate gas pipelines, thrusting a Democrat with a strong interest in climate into a leadership position. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard Glick has sought to smooth tensions with […]
IEEFA U.S.: FERC neglects energy needs in pipeline decisions
IEEFA urges reevaluation of federal guidelines for new constructionMay 25, 2021 (IEEFA)—The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis is urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reevaluate its pipeline certification guidelines. In their current form, commission guidelines allow it to rely solely on the existence of applicants’ business contracts to certify the necessity of constructing new interstate gas pipelines, disregarding the […]