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Experience
Energy
Trial counsel on behalf of irrigation districts in various issues related to cost responsibility surcharges for municipal departing load customers.
Trial counsel on behalf of irrigation district in trial of competing plans of reorganization of PG&E and the California Public Utilities Commission in the bankruptcy of PG&E.
Lead trial counsel for ad hoc group of industrial energy customers in proceedings at CPUC to design and institute cost responsibility surcharges for direct access customers as part of aftermath of California energy crisis.
Lead trial counsel on behalf of independent gas storage company in numerous regulatory proceedings, including application for certificate of public convenience and necessity, regulated utility Biennial Cost Allowance Proceeding, gas industry restructuring proceeding, expansion proceeding of another independent gas storage company, complaint proceeding brought by investor-owned utility, and natural gas storage and transmission general rate cases.
Lead regulatory and trial counsel for small investor-owned electrical utility, including pursuing its first general rate case at California Public Utilities Commission.
Lead trial counsel for ad hoc group of industrial energy customers in December 2000-January 2001 emergency proceedings at California Public Utilities Commission regarding requests for emergency rate increase from PG&E and SoCalEdison and in proceedings to establish cost responsibility surcharges of direct access customers.
Substantial involvement in regulatory and litigation activities concerning implementation of electric restructuring in California, including:
Co-Chair of Implementation Team of Direct Access Working Group ("DAWG"), a working group that met numerous times in 1996 to produce and submit to the California Public Utilities Commission ("CPUC") a report entitled Design and Implementation of Direct Access Programs dated August 19, 1996. In capacity as co-chair of DAWG, also participated in executive committee meetings and drafted Executive Summary of final report submitted to CPUC.
Lead trial counsel for ad hoc group of industrial energy customers in Phases 1 and 2 of the CPUC's Competition Transition Charge proceedings concerning restructuring implementation costs under public utilities code § 376. | 