On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) dismissed Cage Ranch Solar LLC’s and Cage Ranch Solar II, LLC’s (collectively, Cage Ranch) consolidated petitions for review of FERC orders denying Cage Ranch’s complaint and waiver request, which sought to set aside a deadline by which Southwest Power Pool, Inc.’s (SPP) tariff (Tariff) required Cage Ranch to post financial security for network upgrade costs to support its interconnection requests and maintain its queue position. The DC Circuit dismissed the petitions for failure to demonstrate a concrete injury in fact necessary to establish Article III standing.
Monica Sterling
Monica focuses her practice on energy regulatory matters, representing natural gas pipelines, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, and renewable energy developers in matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state regulators. She provides litigation support in FERC rate proceedings and advises on compliance with the Federal Power Act, the Natural Gas Act (including Section 7 abandonment authorizations), and related federal statutes.
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