How Supreme Court's Chevron Decision Impacts Utilities

Deck: 

Dentons

Fortnightly Magazine - August 2024
This full article is only accessible by current license holders. Please login to view the full content.
Don't have a license yet? Click here to sign up for Public Utilities Fortnightly, and gain access to the entire Fortnightly article database online.

Those involved in the energy and utilities industry have heard about the recent Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overruled Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. By knocking down Chevron deference, the holding of Loper Bright makes clear that courts no longer must defer to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. 

Loper Bright is a landmark decision and with expectations of big changes coming, the six to three ruling left many unknowns. One expected result, however, is that lots of litigation is coming regarding regulatory agency decisions.

To gain a better understanding of what the future holds, Public Utilities Fortnightly went to a top expert on energy legal issues. Dentons' U.S. Energy Practice Chair Clint Vince has over forty years of expertise as a leading energy litigator and provided insight as to what to expect post-Chevron.

 

PUF's Steve Mitnick: Why should the industry, utilities, and regulators, be interested and want to learn more about the Supreme Court decision on Chevron deference?

This full article is only accessible by current license holders. Please login to view the full content.
Don't have a license yet? Click here to sign up for Public Utilities Fortnightly, and gain access to the entire Fortnightly article database online.