Trusted by a stellar client list that includes many of the largest electric utility systems in the country, as well as regional transmission owners and utilities, the electric power regulatory team at Steptoe LLP assists with the highest-profile tariff regulatory, litigation, and enforcement matters. This includes representation before FERC and other regulatory authorities, and in the busy area of data centers, the team has been supporting clients on regulatory matters tied to connection to the grid. Overseeing the firm’s broader energy group, Daniel Mullen‘s varied practice has a focus on representing clients in FERC investigations. Senior figure Richard Roberts remains a key font of knowledge, while William Keyser has a practice that concentrates on regulatory litigation and transactions involving US electricity and capacity markets. Karen Bruni and Shaun Boedicker are both well versed in representation before regulators, as well as in state and federal courts, while at a more junior level, the firm has Michelle Castaline and Micaela Hyams supporting its partners on the full scope of matters.
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Key clients
- PJM Transmission Owners
- Southeast Utilities
- American Electric Power (AEP)/American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEPSC)
- Dominion Energy
- Duke Energy
- Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
- Evergy Inc.
- Eversource Energy
- Exelon
- Florida Power & Light Co.
- NorthWestern Energy
- PSEG
Work highlights
Assisting a coalition that consists of the majority of the transmission-owning utilities in PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM Transmission Owners) in responding to and complying with FERC’s changes to long-term transmission planning rules set forth in Order No. 1920, Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation and Generator Interconnection.
Represented EEI, the trade association for electric utilities, in advocating for the utility industry on the pivotal issue of whether utilities, or competing developers, have the first right to build transmission lines within a utility’s service area.
Assisted Eversource with securing FERC approval for its sale of its interests in three off-shore wind generation projects.
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Daniel Mullen
Other key lawyers
Richard Roberts; William Keyser; Shaun Boedicker; Karen Bruni; Michelle Castaline; Micaela Hyams