Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP’s energy regulation practice is highly experienced in representing clients in federal and state regulatory proceedings, including litigated rate cases, corporate change-in-control proceedings, and permitting applications. The team regularly advises on regulatory compliance for commercial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and financings, with substantial experience before FERC, PUCT, and other energy regulators. Clients include traditional electric utilities, independent system operators, regional transmission organizations, and wholesale power generators. Practice co-head Myles Reynolds specializes in counseling electric utilities and energy companies on regulatory matters, based across Houston and Dallas. In Dallas, Tab Urbantke provides strategic guidance on regulatory risks in project development and energy transactions. Kevin Jones focuses on competitive wholesale markets, working across Richmond and New York, while Ted Murphy, in Washington DC, brings expertise in capacity market power mitigation and reliability issues. Also in DC, John Shepherd has over two decades of experience, represents public utilities, transmission owners, and state agencies in complex regulatory and enforcement matters before FERC and federal courts.
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Clients clés
- New York Independent System Operator
- Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC
- PJM Power Providers Group
- PJM Settlement Inc
- Lower Colorado River Authority
- PJM Interconnection
- Grain Belt Express LLC
- Cross Texas Transmission, LLC
- Appalachian Power Company
Points forts
- Representing PJM Settlement and PJM Interconnection in litigation before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, including settlement discussions arising from Winter Storm Elliott and the ComEd Region Generator Group.
- Led the preparation and prosecution of the base-rate case filed on May 13, 2022, by Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, the largest electric utility in Texas. The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued an order in April 2024 and an order on rehearing in June 2024 that adopted many of Oncor’s positions.
- Advises the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) on a variety of topics, including advising on various state and federal proceedings regarding the clean energy transition, resource adequacy, capacity procurement, market mitigation regimes and related issues regarding the intersection of state and federal jurisdiction.
Avocats
Responsable de la pratique
Myles Reynolds
Autres avocats clés
Tab Urbantke; Kevin Jones; Ted Murphy; John Shepherd