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FERC v. Barclays Bank PLC Shines a Light on CFTC and FERC Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) over energy derivatives has been a source of uncertainty for over a decade. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, though potentially clarifying FERC’s and the CFTC’s jurisdiction over energy derivatives, did not resolve this conflict. A recent case, FERC v. Barclays Bank PLC, provides insight into this question. This article evaluates the jurisdictional boundary between the two agencies and the insight provided by the FERC v. Barclays case.