In a June 6 article for Law360, Michael Hornstein and Eric Runge look at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) May 17 decision to reject federal rights of first refusal for new transmission projects in New England. They write, "Perhaps years from now, we will find out from a federal appeals court how well FERC's view of its authority squares with the legal requirements for abrogating or modifying Mobile-Sierra-protected contract rights. In the meantime, transmission providers across the country must prepare for the bold new world of competitive regional transmission development."
The full article can be found here.
Day Pitney Energy Partner Sebastian M. Lombardi was elected President of the Northeast Chapter of the Energy Bar Association (EBA).
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Day Pitney is sponsoring the upcoming New England Energy Conference and Exposition (NEECE), which is being held in Providence on June 7-8.
Day Pitney Energy and Utilities Partners Sebastian M. Lombardi (Hartford) and Evan C. Reese III (Washington, DC) have been named to the inaugural 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading US Energy Lawyers list. For more information on the methodology, click here.
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Day Pitney Energy Partner Sebastian M. Lombardi's election by the Connecticut Bar Foundation's board of directors to the James W. Cooper Fellows Program was featured in the Law360 Pulse article, "Conn. Bar Foundation Elects 22 Attys As Fellows."
Day Pitney Energy and Utilities Partner Joseph Fagan was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Northeast Energy and Commerce Association.
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Day Pitney Attorneys Joseph H. Fagan, Harold M. Blinderman, Margaret Czepiel and Samantha Regan authored the article, "FERC Issues Two Policy Statements Impacting Natural Gas Infrastructure Projects," for Pratt's Energy Law Report.
Day Pitney Renewable Energy Attorneys completed two major transmission siting filings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island related to a second 1,200 MW offshore wind transmission connector project for Mayflower Wind Energy LLC (Mayflower Wind), a major developer of offshore wind energy generation and related transmission projects.