In a pivotal move expected to significantly impact the US energy sector, the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) announced on May 29, 2024 that it plans to develop standardized contracts for the burgeoning hydrogen...more
MIECO LLC v. Pioneer Nat. Res. USA, Inc. - May a seller of energy invoke force majeure to excuse its non-performance under a delivery contract – a contract that obligates the seller to deliver a particular quantity of...more
Our previous post, Blockchain in Energy: Stakeholders, Solutions and the Path to Standardization, focused on the regulatory landscape in the energy industry and how it relates to standardization among blockchain technology in...more
The electric industry is becoming increasingly reliant upon natural gas as a fuel source in the midst of our nation’s abundant natural gas resources and aggressive regulatory efforts to reduce the environmental impact of...more
On April 16, 2015, FERC issued a Final Rule in Coordination of the Scheduling Processes of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines and Public Utilities, Order No. 809, Docket No. RM14-2-000, 151 FERC ¶ 61,049 (2015). Recent cold...more
Comments filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in late November show that the natural gas and electric power industries continue to disagree fundamentally on FERC's proposal to promote greater...more
Coordinating the scheduling of the natural gas and electricity markets has been a priority for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”), given the increasing dependence of the electric industry on natural gas as a...more