Legal Opinion
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. City Power Marketing, LLC
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 10, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2015-1428PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge
City Power Marketing, LLC, an energy-trading firm founded by K. Stephen Tsin-gas, engaged in “virtual trading” in wholesale electricity markets. Virtual traders do not actually supply or receive electricity but instead stake out market positions that are effectively bets on how electricity prices will change over time. In other words, they engage in a kind of arbitrage. And their efforts are generally thought to improve the overall efficiency of energy markets.
According to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or…
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