52 Cases found

In re Acorn Energy Solar 2, LLC

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Vt.
Status: Granting of certificate of public good affirmed. [ 01/15/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to certificate of public good granted for construction and operation of a solar net-metering system.

In re Central Maine Power Co.

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Me. PUC
Status: Notice of appeal and statement of the issues on appeal filed. [ 05/07/2019 ]
Description: Appeal of Maine Public Utilities Commission's approval of a transmission line for Canadian hydropower.

In re The Gas Co. dba Hawaii Gas

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Haw.
Status: PUC's decision and order vacated and case remanded to the PUC for further proceedings. [ 06/09/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission’s approval of a rate increase that allowed a utility to pass the costs of two liquid natural gas project on to its customers.

In re Westar Energy, Inc.

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Kan.
Status: Judgments of Court of Appeals and Kansas Corporation Commission reversed and matter remanded to the Commission. [ 04/03/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to Kansas Corporation Commission's approval of rate increase that charged residential customers with distributed renewable energy sources more for electricity.

In re Hawai’i Electric Light Co.

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Haw.
Status: Decision and order vacated and case remanded to the Public Utilities Commission. [ 05/10/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to Hawai'i Public Utilities Commission's approval of an amended power purchase agreement with a company that was going to construct and operate a biomass-fueled energy production facility.

Vote Solar v. Montana Department of Public Service Regulation

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Mont.
Status: Affirming district court's conclusions that the PSC’s calculation of the avoided-cost rate was arbitrary and unlawful and that PSC arbitrarily and unreasonably calculated QF “capacity contribution” values and arbitrarily and unreasonably reduced maximum-length QF-1 contracts to 15 years. [ 08/24/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to contract rates and maximum contract lengths for small solar qualifying facilities.

MTSUN, LLC v Montana Department of Public Service Regulation

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Mont.
Status: Montana Supreme Court affirmed district court decision concluding that Public Service Commission's determinations were arbitrary and unlawful. [ 09/22/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to Montana Public Service Commission order setting terms and conditions of a power purchase agreement for a proposed 80 megawatt solar project.

Else v. Arizona Corporation Commission

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Ariz. Ct. App.
Status: Appellate court affirmed superior court order affirming Commission's authorization. [ 01/25/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to the Arizona Corporation Commission’s authorization of a transmission project that the developers said would provide service for growing demand for renewable energy.

In re Enbridge Energy, L.P.

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Minn.
Status: Petitions for further review denied. [ 09/17/2019 ]
Description: Application for replacement oil pipeline in Minnesota.

In re Maui Electric Co.

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: Haw.
Status: Dissenting opinion issued. [ 12/14/2017 ]
Description: Case challenging public utilities commission's approval of power purchase agreement and challenging denial of environmental group's requests to intervene or participate.