Energy & Commodities Law
The energy and commodities markets are constantly evolving, and the regulatory, business, tax, and legal issues surrounding the market requires a complex understanding of the industry. The Energy & Commodities Law blog was developed with those market intricacies in mind, and is updated by a team of McDermott Will & Emery attorneys with extensive knowledge of energy and commodities regulatory law. On any given day, the blog’s authors can be found discussing environmental law, natural gas concerns, the electricity markets, and a host of other related topics.
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Recent Articles
CFTC to Reconsider Proposed Position Limits Rule at January 13 Meeting
by Jonathan Flynn The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold its ninth public meeting to implement various provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act on January 13, 2011, at 9:30 am (EST). Earlier today, the Commission released the agenda for the January 13 meeting. On the...
FERC Orders PJM Settlement To Explain Title And Warranties to Counterparties
by Joseph B. Williams and Elizabeth P. Philpott On December 30, 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accepted PJM’s compliance filing to create a new public utility – PJM Settlement – which is the new counterparty to transactions in the PJM markets. Although...
FERC Orders Lake Erie ISOs to Reform Interface Pricing
by Joseph B. Williams and Christopher J. Polito On December 30, 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ordered PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM), the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO), and the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO)...
Small Amount of Physical Natural Gas Market Transactions Determines Index Prices
by Joseph B. Williams and Elizabeth P Philpott On December 16, 2010, FERC’s Office of Enforcement presented its analysis of physical gas transactions for 2009. The analysis is based on FERC Form No. 552 submissions, which contain information from market participants that sold or...
FERC Enforcement Staff Issues 2010 Report on Enforcement
by Kenneth W. Irvin, Mustafa Ostrander and Elizabeth P. Philpott The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently released its 2010 Report on Enforcement, which outlines enforcement activities and statistics for the fiscal year, as well as priorities for 2011. To read the full article, click...
FERC Proposes Reforms to Improve Wind and Solar Access to Grid
by Gregory K. Lawrence, Mustafa Ostrander and Diane K. Donnelly The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently proposed a set of reforms with the objective to ensure variable energy resources are reliably and efficiently integrated into the electric grid at rates, terms and conditions that are...
Fast Forward: Power Transmission Assets and Interconnection Reform
Join McDermott Will & Emery at a roundtable seminar on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, from 11:45 am - 1:00 pm (EST) that will bring together top policy and legal professionals to provide the latest updates on transmission infrastructure developments and interconnection reform directly affecting...
FERC Enforcement Finds Fraud in PJM's Demand Response Market
by Joseph B. Williams and Mustafa Ostrander On October 28, 2010, FERC approved a settlement between its Enforcement Staff and North American Power Partners (NAPP) for violations of the anti-fraud rule and certain PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) tariff provisions. North America Power Partners,...
CFTC to Issue Two Proposed Rules to Implement Certain Provisions of Dodd-Frank
by Anthony M. Mansfield and Sohair Ahmadi In the October 27, 2010, publication of the Federal Register, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will issue two proposed rules implementing certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010...
CFTC to Issue Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Definition of "Agricultural Commodity"
by Sohair Ahmadi and Jonathan H. Flynn In the October 26, 2010, publication of the Federal Register, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will issue a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the definition of “agricultural commodity” as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall...