AMERICAN EFFICIENT LLC et al v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION et al

  1. October 10, 2025

    FERC's $1B Penalties Would Doom Energy Co., NC Judge Told

    An energy efficiency aggregator told a North Carolina federal judge that it will go out of business without an order blocking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from imposing nearly $1 billion in penalties against it for alleged market manipulation and tariff violations.

  2. March 21, 2025

    Consumer Group Doesn't Belong In FERC Fight, Court Told

    An energy efficiency aggregator fighting a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission market manipulation case carrying a potential $1 billion price tag says a consumer advocate's concern over a constitutional challenge to the agency's structure can't justify its motion to intervene in the company's lawsuit.

  3. March 17, 2025

    Energy Co. Urges FERC To End $1B Enforcement Case

    An energy efficiency aggregator on Monday urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to drop its pursuit of nearly $1 billion in penalties for disputed market manipulation and tariff violations, an enforcement case the company has already asked a federal judge to declare unconstitutional.

  4. March 11, 2025

    FERC Can't Defend Its Enforcement Powers, Energy Co. Says

    An energy efficiency aggregator insists that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission doesn't have the authority to pursue a market manipulation case against it, telling a North Carolina federal judge that just because it can contest a penalty in court doesn't mean its constitutional rights haven't been violated.

  5. March 04, 2025

    FERC Enforcement Case Is Constitutionally Valid, DOJ Says

    The Trump administration has told a North Carolina federal judge that a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission market manipulation case against an energy-efficiency aggregator complies with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision curbing the enforcement authority of federal agencies.

  6. January 30, 2025

    Energy Co. Takes Aim At FERC Enforcement Powers

    A North Carolina-based energy efficiency aggregator is challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's authority to investigate it and order it to explain why it should not face nearly $1 billion in penalties for disputed market manipulation and tariff violation allegations.