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Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, et al v. FERC

  1. May 27, 2025

    DC Circ. Backs FERC In NY Grid Upgrade Cost Fight

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's refusal to allow New York utilities to earn investment returns from grid upgrades, saying the agency reasonably concluded that shifting from the current nonprofit approach was unwarranted.

  2. September 20, 2024

    NY Utilities Tell DC Circ. More Risk Should Equal More Return

    A D.C. Circuit panel on Friday weighed the differences between risks and costs in a dispute between a group of New York utilities and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over rates the power companies can charge after making infrastructure upgrades. 

  3. January 30, 2024

    FERC Can't Justify Grid Upgrade Cost Order, NY Utilities Say

    New York utilities fired back at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's defense of its refusal to allow them to earn returns from grid upgrades, telling the D.C. Circuit the commission has ignored the impact of climate change on the electrical grid and has misinterpreted the Federal Power Act.

  4. December 14, 2023

    NY, Power Groups Back FERC In Grid Upgrade Rewards Fight

    New York utility regulators and power industry players are defending the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for refusing to allow Empire State utilities to earn returns from grid upgrades, saying that the utilities aren't entitled to boost their rates and that they themselves endorsed the existing nonprofit system.

  5. November 30, 2023

    FERC Says Utilities Can't Justify Grid Upgrade Reward Wishes

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says it properly rejected a proposal by New York utilities that would allow them to earn returns from grid upgrades, telling the D.C. Circuit the companies have failed to show the existing nonprofit system is unlawful or unreasonable.

  6. August 11, 2023

    Utilities Blast FERC's 'Radical' Grid-Upgrade Cost Order

    Utility companies have told the D.C. Circuit that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's newly adopted rate-making theory flouts agency precedent and unconstitutionally bars New York transmission owners from earning a return on grid updates needed to accommodate a slew of clean-energy projects.

  7. July 28, 2023

    Utilities Say FERC Can't Make Them Eat Grid Upgrade Costs

    New York utilities told the D.C. Circuit that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wrongly barred them from earning a return on grid updates needed to accommodate a slew of clean energy projects looking to connect to their transmission systems.

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