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Ferc V. Epsa And The Path To A Cleaner Electricity Sector, Joel B. Eisen
Ferc V. Epsa And The Path To A Cleaner Electricity Sector, Joel B. Eisen
Law Faculty Publications
This article analyzes the impact of FERC v. Electric Power Supply Association, in which the Supreme Court upheld FERC’s demand response rule (Order 745) and confirmed FERC’s authority over “practices” “directly affecting” wholesale rates for electricity. It contends that the Supreme Court made a definitive pronouncement on FERC’s authority over end users of electricity who also provide resources back to the electric grid. It also contends that FERC v. EPSA marks the end of “dual federalism” in electricity law that treated federal and state jurisdiction as separate and distinct spheres of authority. Instead, it posits a new era of concurrent …
Ferc’S Expansive Authority To Transform The Electric Grid, Joel B. Eisen
Ferc’S Expansive Authority To Transform The Electric Grid, Joel B. Eisen
Law Faculty Publications
Using an unprecedented historical analysis of over 100 years of law dating to the Progressive Era, this Article concludes that the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) v. Electric Power Supply Association properly asserted that FERC has ample authority to pursue broad environmental and energy goals in transforming the electric grid. Building on the Court’s finding that FERC may regulate “practices” that “directly affect” rates in wholesale electricity markets, the analysis develops a detailed standard that is consistent with interpretation of regulatory statutes in each of three distinct eras: the Progressive Era, the era of regulation …
Tackling Climate Change: Don't Forget Energy Efficency, Joel B. Eisen
Tackling Climate Change: Don't Forget Energy Efficency, Joel B. Eisen
Law Faculty Publications
Todd S. Aagaard and Joel B. Eisen write that one option available for states under the EPA's high-profile Clean Power Plan is relying on greater efficiency in energy usage and other demand-side strategies such as "demand response," which involves programs to reduce consumption at specific times of high electricity demand. However, a federal court recently cast a cloud over demand response's future.