Supreme Court Orders Redo of FERC Case After Chevron Ruling (2)

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that following its recent rollback of the Chevron doctrine, a lower court must reconsider a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order that required a utility to buy solar power.

The high court ordered the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to rehear the case in light of its June 28 ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. The elimination of the Chevron doctrine, which directed courts to defer to an agency’s interpretation of vague statutes, sent waves through administrative agencies, including FERC, that often lean on deference when defending legal ...