United States DC Circuit

Petition for review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) order is denied as the rates set by FERC for the sale of electric energy were "just and reasonable" under 16 U.S.C. section 824e(a).

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/17/2008
• Decided 01/23/2009
• Published 01/23/2009

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, Chief Judge, GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael C. Wertheimer, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Connecticut, argued the cause for petitioner.   With him on the briefs was John S. Wright, Assistant Attorney General., Robert A. Weishaar Jr. and Vasiliki Karandrikas were on the brief for intervenor NEPOOL Industrial Customer Coalition in support of petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jennifer S. Amerkhail, Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, argued the cause for respondent.   With her on the brief were Cynthia A. Marlette, General Counsel, and Robert H. Solomon, Solicitor., Mark E. Nagle, William R. Derasmo, Anne K. Dailey, and Kenneth R. Carretta were on the brief for intervenors Dominion Energy Marketing, Inc., et al. in support of respondent., Theodore J. Paradise, Sherry A. Quirk, and Debra A. Palmer were on the brief for intervenor ISO New England Inc. in support of respondent.