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DWGP Attorneys to Lead Seminars on FERC Electricity 101, Compliance and Enforcement

On October 7 and 8, 2019, attorneys from Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & Pembroke, P.C. will lead seminars hosted by the EUCI entitled FERC Electricity 101 and FERC Compliance and Enforcement in Herndon, VA.

Kristen Connolly McCullough will Present on Regulatory Changes and Impact to Compliance Managers at the ReliabilityFirst Fall Workshop

DWGP Attorney Kristen Connolly McCullough will present at the upcoming Fall Workshop put on by one of the six designated North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Regional Entities, ReliabilityFirst. She has been invited to speak on how environmental and other regulatory changes to the grid are challenging compliance managers in new ways. She will walk through the impacts each of these changing grid characteristics has on the ability to plan and model, as well as see the grid in real-time to maintain the reliability and resilience of the grid. She will identify opportunities to adapt and modernize the grid, including the recent announcement by the Department of Energy to establish the North American Energy Resilience Model (NAERM). She will end with an example of the reliability implications created for compliance managers at the intersection of environmental policies, advancing technologies, and standards not being able to keep up with the changing grid characteristics. Specifically, she will address the loss of solar resources during transmission disturbances due to inverter settings. For more information, please contact Kristen Connolly McCullough.

Bhaveeta Mody and Kristen Connolly McCullough will present on Recent FERC Issuances and Filings and their Potential Impacts on the Cost of Transmission Service and on Transmission Infrastructure Development at the APPA 2019 Legal and Regulatory Conference

DWGP attorneys Bhaveeta Mody and Kristen Connolly McCullough will speak at the APPA October 2019 Legal and Regulatory Conference as part of a Transmission Report panel to address various FERC filings and issuances in the past year that have the potential to significantly impact the costs of transmission service and transmission infrastructure development, including as to transmission incentive rates, return on equity, and transmission planning and cost allocation.

Sean Neal will present on Critical Energy Infrastructure Information Considerations at the State and Federal Level at the APPA 2019 Legal and Regulatory Conference

DWGP Attorney Sean Neal will discuss how ensuring that sensitive information is protected concerning key infrastructure is a priority of public power systems at APPA’s October 2019 Legal and Regulatory Conference in Portland, Oregon. He will describe how law, regulations, and industry practice have defined Critical Energy Infrastructure, and the limitations of such designations under the Freedom of Information Act and state public records acts. In addition, he will outline how definitions of critical infrastructure used in reliability compliance regimes interplay with definitions used in other legal regimes. For more information, please contact Sean Neal.

Bhaveeta Mody Presented on FERC’s Electric Transmission Incentives Policy at APPA National Conference

On June 11, 2019, DWGP Attorney Bhaveeta K. Mody presented on the topic of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) electric transmission incentives regulations and policy (Incentives Policy) at the American Public Power Association’s National Conference in Austin, Texas.

Ms. Mody discussed FERC’s implementation of its current Incentives Policy as established in FERC Order No. 679. Order No. 679 was issued pursuant to the mandates of the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005, which added a new Section 219 to the Federal Power Act, directing FERC to promulgate a rule providing incentive-based rates for electric transmission for the purpose of benefitting consumers through increased reliability and lower costs of power.

Matthew Rudolphi Completes Service as Energy Bar President

DWGP congratulates Matt Rudolphi for a successful year as President of the Energy Bar Association (EBA). In serving as EBA President, Matt oversaw the energy industry’s preeminent organization committed to promoting the excellence of energy attorneys, professionals and students within the legal, regulatory, and political realm. During his tenure, Matt worked to advance EBA’s strategic goals of: (1) building and growing a regional focus, (2) optimizing membership strategies, (3) enhancing content and its accessibility, and (4) expanding participation and leadership opportunities. Under Matt’s leadership EBA established, fostered, and received initial reports from three new affinity groups: the Energy Professionals Council, the Masters Council, and the In-House Counsel Task Force. EBA greatly benefitted from Matt’s stewardship, and we are proud to have him as a valued member of the DWGP team.

Lisa Gast Elected to EBA Board

DWGP is delighted to announce that Shareholder Lisa S. Gast has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Energy Bar Association (EBA). This will be Lisa’s second three-year term on the EBA Board.

DWGP is pleased to support the Light Up Navajo Initiative to bring electricity to rural Navajo households

Several attorneys of DWGP presented a check to Wally Haase, General Manager of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, in support of the Light Up Navajo Nation initiative.
(left to right: Derek Dyson, Lisa Gast, Tom Rudebusch, Wally Haase, Adriana Velez-Leon, Lee Ewing, Pete Scanlon).

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