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Message From: Sent: To: Subject: Troutman Sanders LLP [Communications@troutman.com] 7/17/2018 8:32:40 PM Wehrum, Bill [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=33d96ae800cf43a3911d94a7130b6c41-Wehrum, Wil] Washington Energy Report July 17, 2018 Washington Energy Report iects Challenges Alleging! FER. Due Process Violations By Meghan Mandel & Thomas PeVita on July 17, 2018 POSTED IN NATURAL GAS On July 10, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ("D.C. Circuit") rejected the Delaware Riverkeeper Network's and its director Maya van Rossum's (collectively, "Appellants") claim that FERC is incentivized to approve new natural-gas pipeline certificates in order to secure itself future funding sources. The D.C. Circuit also rejected Appellants' challenge to FERC's use of tolling orders to meet its statutory deadlines for taking action on rehearing applications. MISO Proposes to Reinstate Prior Transmissic nner Netwot 3racle cling Mechanism By Jamoncl Perry & C hristopher Zetite on July 17, 2018 POSTED IN GENERATION, TRANSMISSION The Washington Energy Report is a weekly publication written by the Troutman Sanders Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") practice that monitors and reports on significant developments in FERC and energy-related matters around the country. Quick Links W ashinglonjjine^ Troutman Sanders Contacts 202. 274.2926 SmaACagian 212. 704.6060 Email Aale Colby 202. 274.2922 Email Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tiers 8&9 ED 002061 00183473-00001 On July 5, 2018, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. ("MISO") proposed to restore provisions in its Open Access Transmission, Energy and Operating Reserve Markets Tariff ("Tariff') to allow Transmission Owners the discretion to elect to provide initial funding for network upgrades. MISO filed its proposed Tariff changes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ("D.C. Circuit") vacated earlier FERC orders that required MISO interconnection customers' consent before allowing Transmission Owner funding of interconnection-related network upgrades. 202. 274.2814 Anne Daley 202. 274.2870 202. 274.2886 FERC Denies Application to Terminate FURFA Mandatory Purchase Obligation By Elizabeth McCormick & Jasmine Hites on July 17, 2018................................................................. POSTED IN GENERATION, PURPA On July 9, 2018, FERC denied Cloverland Electric Cooperative's ("Cloverland") application to terminate its mandatory obligation under the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ("PURPA") to purchase electric energy and capacity from qualifying cogeneration or small power production facilities ("QF") with a net capacity in excess of 20 megawatts. In denying the request, FERC emphasized that direct membership in regional transmission organizations or independent system operators is necessary to meet the exemption Cloverland requested under PURPA. 202. 662.2181 BrandoryMarzo 404. 885.3683 Email Q!iy2Ai.n.RE 202. 274.2850 Email . M yM .S iko ra 202. 274.2966 503. 290.2310 | SUBSCRIBE f * in 0 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tiers 8&9 ED 002061 00183473-00002