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Troutman Sanders LLP, founded in 1897, is an international law firm with over 700 attorneys serving clients from offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Hong Kong, Irvine, London, New York, Newark, Norfolk, Raleigh, Richmond, San Diego, Shanghai, Tysons Corner, Virginia Beach and Washington, D.C. The full-service firm provides advice and counsel in over 50 legal practice areas and is committed to delivering professional service throughout all its locations.

California Approves Portion of the Devers-Palo Verde 2 Transmission Line
Amie V. Colby, Kevin C. Fitzgerald, Peter S. Glaser, John Robert Varholy, December 10, 2009
On November 20, 2009, the California Public Utilities Commission (“California PUC”) approved Southern California Edison Company’s (“SoCal Edison”) amended petition to build a 128-mile, 500-kV portion of the Devers-Palo Verde 2 (“DPV2”) project. That line...

Green Energy Express Incentives Contingent on CAISO Approval
Amie V. Colby, Kevin C. Fitzgerald, Peter S. Glaser, John Robert Varholy, December 10, 2009
On November 23, 2009, FERC approved Green Energy Express LLC’s (“Green Energy”) request for rate incentives, conditioned on approval by the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”). The line is estimated to cost approximately $400 million and will transport...

No FERC Jurisdiction for On-Site Solar Generating Project Sales to End-Use Customers
Amie V. Colby, Kevin C. Fitzgerald, Peter S. Glaser, John Robert Varholy, December 10, 2009
On November 19, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) issued a declaratory order confirming that sales by a developer of on-site solar generating projects (“PPA Provider”) to end-use customers do not constitute the sale or...