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Message From: Sent: To: Subject: Troutman Sanders LLP [Communications@troutman.com] 2/7/2018 5:42:24 PM Wehrum, Bill [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=33d96ae800cf43a3911d94a7130b6c41-Wehrum, Wil] Washington Energy Report February 7, 2018 Click Here to Washington Energy Report By Ja nioncl P erry & Thomas PeVita on February 7 , ............................. POSTED IN GENERATION, TRANSMISSION On January 26, 2018, a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("D.C. Circuit") vacated a series of FERC orders that removed from transmission owners in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. ("MISO") the ability to elect to fund the construction of network upgrades on their transmission systems to accommodate the interconnection of new generation. Read more By A drie n n e Thompson & Christopher Z e n tz on February 5, 2018 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 ashinglnjjins^ Renewable .Energy Practice L o yM O iO Jan d ers Contacts OMZxshyMi. 202. 274.2926 EnM AiiR.sAifev 202. 274.2922 Email M:.Usa.QD.a..CiGw:ey 202. 274.2814 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tiers 8&9 ED 002061 00182860-00001 POSTED IN N. On January 31,2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("D.C. Circuit") denied requests for an en banc rehearing of an August 2017 decision (Sierra Club v. FERC) vacating FERC's approval of the Southeast Market Pipelines Project ("SMP Project"), a natural gas pipeline currently under construction in the southeastern United States. Read more 202. 274.2870 202. 274.2886 202. 662.2181 nit Upholds PJM Capacity M a i I i l [ C 0 N E .............................................. By Adrienne Thom pson & Thomas D e d ita on February 5, 2018 POSTED IN MARKET POLICY On January 26, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("D.C. Circuit") rejected a challenge to FERC's approval of tariff revisions from the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. ("PJM") regarding the socalled cost-of-new-entry ("CONE"), or the anticipated revenues required to recover costs in PJM's wholesale capacity market. A coalition of generators challenged PJM's CONE as too low, which they argued undercut their own recovery in the capacity market. Read more 404. 885.3683 CjitfordiyKora 202. 274.2966 Email Lera Skidmore 503. 290.2310 Email I SUBSCRIBE FERC Enforcement Staff Argues Claims Agalm s Rot Time-Barred clue to Differenc sen NG and FPA By Russel 6 , 2018 isu & J a s m in e H ites on February POSTED IN FERC ENFORCEMENT, NATURAL GAS On January 25, 2018, as amended on January 31,2018, FERC Office of Enforcement Staff ("OE Staff') answered BP America Inc., BP Corporation North America Inc., BP America Production Company, and BP Energy Company's (collectively, "BP") arguments that FERC must dismiss its order assessing civil penalties and Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tiers 8&9 ED 002061 00182860-00002 disgorgement against BP for violating FERC's anti-market manipulation rule due to the five-year statute of limitations for civil penalties. f * in 0 Troutman Sanders LLP. Advertising material. These materials are to Inform you of developments that may affect your business and are not to be considered legal advice, nor do they create a lawyer-client relationship, information on previous case results does not guarantee a similar future result. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tiers 8&9 ED 002061 00182860-00003