United States DC Circuit

Regulatory finding, that a tariff containing interconnection provisions should be read to permit restudy estimating the cost of effecting interconnection in only a limited set of circumstances, is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/20/2007
• Decided 04/13/2007
• Published 04/13/2007

Judges

• Before:  RANDOLPH and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael E. Ward and John A. Levin argued the cause for petitioners.   With them on the briefs were James H. McGrew, Peter K. Matt, David E. Goroff, Jodi L. Moskowitz, and Kenneth G. Jaffe., Robert A. Weishaar, Jr., Vasiliki Karandrikas, Judith B. Appel, Attorney, New Jersey Division of the Ratepayer Advocate, and Helene S. Wallenstein, Senior Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of New Jersey, were on the brief for intervenor Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. and amici curiae New Jersey Division of the Ratepayer Advocate and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in support of petitioners., John N. Estes, III argued the cause for intervenor Neptune Regional Transmission System, LLC. With him on the brief was Donna M. Francescani.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael E. Kaufmann, Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief were John S. Moot, General Counsel, and Robert H. Solomon, Solicitor. Patrick Y. Lee, Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, entered an appearance.