Electricity

Schiff Hardin's attorneys represent clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Department of Energy, the courts and other agencies involved in all aspects of electric utility regulation, including:

Investor-owned utilities
Municipal utilities
Transmission owners
Reliability organizations
Electric generators
Public utility commissions
Other electric market participants

Schiff Hardin's diverse representation gives us the ability to consider electricity regulatory-related issues from a variety of positions and to tackle new areas of electric regulation.

Schiff Hardin's attorneys represent clients in proceedings related to:

Electric reliability rules
Formation and operation of regional transmission organizations (RTOs)
Wholesale market-based rates
Transmission service and rate matters
Mergers and acquisitions
Interconnection of transmission and generation facilities
Power supply contracts
Rulemakings, including those stemming from the Energy Policy Act of 2005
Hydroelectric licensing
Compliance with FERC Standards of Conduct and Code of Conduct requirements
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) and qualifying facilities (QF) issues
Public Utilities Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA)
Compliance enforcement programs
Legislation
Merchant transmission matters

We are actively involved in FERC proceedings concerning the formation and operation of the nation's first Electric Reliability Organization (ERO). These proceedings involve certification of the ERO, proposed mandatory reliability standards, ERO budgets, and regional delegation agreements.

Schiff Hardin has represented transmission owners in developing new business models to organize for-profit independent transmission companies. We have also assisted transmission owners in forming and joining RTOs. Our firm has represented clients in matters involving transmission rate design and the formation of competitive energy and ancillary services markets.

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