UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
New England States Committee on Electricity, Inc., et al.,
v.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
JOINT PETITION FOR REVIEW OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY, INC., CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, CONNECTICUT PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, THE RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, AND THE VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT
Pursuant to Section 313(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. § 825l(b), and Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure AND Circuit Rule 15 of the Circuit Rules for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the New England States Committee on Electricity, Inc. (“NESCOE”), the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“CT DEEP”), the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“CT PURA”), the Department of Public Utilities of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (“MA DPU”), the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (“RI PUC”), the State of New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (“NH PUC”), and the Vermont Public Service Department (“VT PSD”), jointly and severally, hereby petition this Court for judicial review of the following two orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”):[1]
- ISO New England Inc., Order on Compliance Filings,
143 FERC ¶ 61,150 (May 17, 2013) (FERC Docket Nos. ER13- 193-000 and ER13-196-000); and
- ISO New England Inc., Order on Rehearing and Compliance, 150 FERC ¶ 61,209 (March 19, 2015) (FERC Docket Nos. ER13-193-001, ER13-193-003, ER13-196-001 and ER13-196- 002).
Copies of these orders are attached.
Respectfully submitted,
New England States Committee on Electricity, Inc.:
John Michael Adragna
Phyllis G. Kimmel
McCarter & English, LLP
1015 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
Twelfth Floor Washington, DC 20005
(202) 753-3400
/s/ Jason Marshall
Jason Marshall
General Counsel
New England States Committee
on Electricity, Inc.
655 Longmeadow Street
Longmeadow, MA 01106
(617) 913-0342
Attorneys for the New England States
Committee on Electricity, Inc.
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection:
/s/ Robert Snook
Robert Snook, AAG
Office of the Attorney General
Ten Franklin Square
New Britain, CT 06051
(860) 827-2657
Attorney for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority:
/s/ Clare Kindall
Clare Kindall, AAG
Department Head – Energy
Office of the Attorney General
Ten Franklin Square
New Britain, CT 06051
(860) 827-2683
Attorney for the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities:
Cecile M. Fraser, Counsel
Jeffrey M. Leupold, Senior Counsel
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
One South Station, Fifth Floor
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 305-3621
Attorneys for the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission:
/s/ F. Anne Ross
- Anne Ross
General Counsel
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
21 South Fruit Street, Suite 10
Concord, New Hampshire 03301-2429
(603) 271-2431
Attorney for the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission:
/s/ Leo J. Wold
Leo J. Wold
Assistant Attorney General
150 South Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 274-4400, ext. 2218
Attorney for the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission
Vermont Department of Public Service:
/s/ Edward McNamara
Edward McNamara
Regional Policy Director
Vermont Department of Public Service
112 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
(802) 828-4007
Attorney for the Vermont Department of Public Service
May 15, 2015
[1] The NESCOE Manager for Maine has indicated that Maine is not joining this petition. All petitioners listed herein reserve their rights to file separate statements of issues, to raise distinct issues in the briefs, and to file separate pleadings in this proceeding.