Joint Petitioners tell the Court that the case against eliminating reactive power compensation for generators is a clear call under the Federal Power Act — a federal agency cannot compel a regulated entity to provide a mandated service for free. In this case, reactive power is provided in addition to real power. Date Filed: July 6, […]
Read MoreEPSA Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief Defending Role of Trade Associations in Competitive Markets
EPSA and other trade associations submit joint amicus brief in support of the SCOTUS petition for certiorari seeking review of the Mosaic Health Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision addressing federal antitrust laws, focused on the trade association participation question.
Read MoreEPSA Joins Petitioners Challenging FERC Order Eliminating Reactive Power Compensation – “Order No. 904… requires generators to give away reactive power for free.”
Joint Petitioners submit opening brief calling for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate FERC’s Order 904 eliminating reactive power compensation as the final rule is unlawful, as well as arbitrary and capricious. Date filed: February 19, 2026 | Venue: U.S. Court of Appeals – Fifth Circuit | Proceeding: Vistra Corp., et al. V. FERC, Case No. […]
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EPSA Joins Intervenors Supporting FERC Against PJM Capacity Auction Re-Run Complaint
EPSA and five other intervenors, including PJM Interconnection, file in support of FERC’s approval of the re-run of the 2024/2025 PJM capacity auction for one zone to complete the auction under the original auction parameters, as directed by the Third Circuit appeals court.
Read MoreEPSA Joins Petitioners Appealing FERC Order Eliminating Reactive Power Compensation
EPSA and seven other parties are appealing FERC’s final rule that categorically eliminated compensation for electric generators providing reactive power within the standard power factor range. The Court should hold unlawful, vacate, enjoin, and set aside Order No. 904 and grant such further relief as may be appropriate.
Read MoreEPSA Joins Brief Calling for Court to Affirm Limits on Federal Environmental Reviews
EPSA joined nine other energy organizations in an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court to support a challenge to what has become a very expansive approach to the effects assessed by federal agencies in their National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental reviews of new infrastructure projects.
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