Bruce Grabow represents electric utility companies, independent power producers and merchant generators, electric power marketers, investment and private equity funds and wholesale and retail customers in regulatory compliance and transactional matters pertaining to the electric energy industry. His practice focuses on matters regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA), Energy Policy Act of 2005 including the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA) and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). He advises clients on mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations; market-based and cost-based power sales; transmission infrastructure development; transmission rate recovery; negotiation of tolling, power purchase, energy management service, interconnection, transmission, operation and maintenance agreements; NERC compliance; exempt wholesale generator and qualifying facility status; rulemaking proceedings; affiliate transactions; securities issuances; standards of conduct compliance; regional transmission organization (RTO)/independent system operator (ISO) market and tariff rules and policy.
Education
- J.D., magna cum laude, Widener University, 1994
- B.S., with honors, University of Florida, 1985
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, 1996
- Maryland, 1994
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Representative Experience
Representation of various companies in regulatory matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, including the following:
- Rensselaer Cogeneration LLC, Dkt No. EC12-51, FPA section 203 counsel to acquirer
- PEI Power Corp., Dkt No. EC11-100-000, FPA section 203 application in connection with merger of Southern Union Company and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
- E.ON Climate & Renewables NA, LLC, et al., Docket No. EL11-30- 000, FPA section 206 complaint on behalf of several generation developers to revise generator interconnection costs
- Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., Dkt. Nos. ER11- 3326-000, FPA section 205 proceeding protesting generator interconnection costs
- Oracle Energy Services, LLC, Dkt No. ER11-2436-000, FPA section 205 proceeding to obtain market-based rate authorization
- Cedar Creek Wind Energy, LLC, et al., Dkt Nos. RC11-1-000 and RC11-2-000, proceeding addressing applicability of NERC “transmission owner” reliability standards to wind generator interconnection facilities
- Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., Dkt. No. ER10-1791-000, FPA section 205 proceeding to establish new region-wide transmission and generation interconnection cost allocation methodologies
- Spark Energy, L.P., Dkt No. ER10-1807-000, FPA section 205 proceeding to obtain market-based rate authorization
- Stream Energy Pennsylvania, LLC, Dkt No. ER10-1750-000, FPA section 205 proceeding to obtain market-based rate authorization
- SGE Energy Sourcing, LLC, Dkt No. ER10-1751-000, FPA section 205 proceeding to obtain market-based rate authorization
- Southwest Power Pool, Inc., Dkt. No. ER10-1069-000, FPA section 205 proceeding to establish new region-wide transmission cost allocation methodology
- Southwest Power Pool, Inc., Dkt. No. ER10-1269-000, FPA section 205 proceeding to establish new region-wide transmission planning protocols
- The United Illuminating Co.,Dkt. No. ER10-127-000, FPA section 205 acceptance of engineering & procurement agreement
- Transmission Planning Process Under Order No. 890, Dkt. No. AD09-8-000, Submission of comments addressing regional transmission planning and cost recovery issues
- Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.,Dkt. No. ER09-411-004, FPA section 205 proceeding to address Revenue Sufficiency Guarantee (RSG) charge
- PEI Power Corp., Dkt. No. ER98-2270-006, FPA section 205 filing for Category 1 Seller status in lieu of triennial market-based rate filing
- Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.,Dkt No. ER09-1431-000, FPA section 205 proceeding to amend cost allocation methodology for network upgrades for interconnecting generators
- Southwest Power Pool, Inc., Dkt No. ER09-1254-000, FPA section 205 proceeding revising generation interconnection queue process
- FirstEnergy Generation Corp.,Dkt No. EC09-51-000, FPA section 203 authorization for sale of interest in public utility and power sales agreement
- The United Illuminating Co., Dkt No. ER09-431-000, FPA section 205 acceptance of interconnection agreement
- The United Illuminating Co., Dkt No. ER09-345-000, FPA section 205 acceptance of localized costs provisions and agreements under Schedule 21-UI to ISO-NE Tariff
- NAEA Energy Massachusetts, LLC, et al., Dkt Nos. ER08-1094-000, et al., FPA section 205 acceptance of notices of succession, revised market-based rate tariffs, reactive power rate schedules and reliability must run agreements
- CED Rock Springs, LLC, et al., Dkt Nos. ER03-2546-010 et al., FPA section 205 acceptance of market-based rate notice of change in status
- Newington Energy, L.L.C., Docket No. ER01-1526-010, FPA section 205 acceptance of market-based rate notice of change in status
- FirstEnergy Service Co., ER08-1026-000, FPA section 205 cancellation of rate schedules
- The United Illuminating Co., Dkt No. ER08-683-000, FPA section 205 acceptance of revisions to transmission formula rates in Schedule 21-UI to ISO-NE Tariff
- The United Illuminating Co., Dkt No. QM08-5-000, order granting request to terminate mandatory purchase obligation under PURPA with regard to QFs
- The United Illuminating Co., Dkt No. ER08-187-000, FPA section 205 acceptance of revisions to formula rates in Schedule 20A-UI of the ISO-NE Tariff
- FirstEnergy Generation Mansfield Unit 1 Corp., Dkt No. ER08-107-000, FPA section 205 grant of market-based rate authorization and waiver of regulations
- The United Illuminating Co., Dkt No. ER08-11-000, FPA section 205 acceptance of engineering, design, construction and transmission interconnection agreement
- Consolidated Edison Development, Inc., et al., Dkt No. EC08-36-000, FPA section 203 authorization to acquire public utilities
- FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Corp., Dkt No. EC08-64-000, FPA section 203 authorization to acquire interests in generating facilities
- The United Illuminating Co., Dkt No. ER93-3-006, FPA section 205 grant of exemption from market-based rate category 2 requirements
- FirstEnergy Generation Corp., Dkt Nos. EC07-59-000, EC07-74-000, EL07-53-000, FPA section 203 authorization for sale and leaseback of generation and disclaimer of jurisdiction over passive participants
- Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., Dkt No. ER07-1233-000, FPA section 205 continuation of Midwest ISO-wide transmission rate design
- American Electric Power Service Corp., v. Midwest ISO, Dkt No. EL07-101-000, FPA section 206 complaint proceeding to redesign transmission rates between the Midwest ISO and PJM regions
- Dynegy, Inc., and LS Power Development, LLC, Dkt Nos. EC07-9-000 and ER02-506-007, et al., FPA section 203 authorization of merger and acquisition of generating facilities and FPA section 205 acceptance of market-based rate notice of change in status
- Casco Bay Energy Co., LLC, et al., Dkt Nos. ER99-3822-010, et al., FPA section 205 acceptance of market-based rate updated market power analysis
- Bluegrass Generation Co., L.L.C, et al., Dkt Nos. ER02-506-008, et al., FPA section 205 acceptance of market-based rate updated market power analysis and notice of change in status
- Bridgeport Energy LLC, et al., Dkt Nos. ER07-838-000, et al., FPA section 205 acceptance of notices of succession, revised market-based rate tariffs, reactive power tariffs and reliability must run agreements
- FirstEnergy Generation Corp., Dkt No. EG01-95-000, EWG notice of non-material change in facts
- Bridgeport Energy LLC, Dkt No. EC06-79-000, FPA section 203 authorization of sale of interest in generating facility
- The United Illuminating Co., Dkt No. ER06-910-000, FPA section 205 acceptance of amendment to generator interconnection agreement
- UIL Holdings Corp., Dkt No. PH06-92-000, PUHCA 2005 grant of waiver of compliance with PUHCA 2005
- FirstEnergy Corp., PUHCA 2005 notification of holding company status
- Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., et al., Dkt Nos. ER05-6-000, et al., SECA transmission proceeding in Midwest ISO and PJM
- Exelon Corp. and Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc., Dkt No. EC05-43-000, FPA section 203 merger proceeding
- The United Illuminating Co., Dkt No. ER93-3-005, FPA section 205 acceptance of updated market power analysis
Publications & Presentations
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"Locke Lord QuickStudy: FERC Issues Order Reducing Cost of Generation Interconnection Service,"
Locke Lord
(November 2, 2011)
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"Locke Lord's QuickStudy: Incorporation of DOJ/FTC 2010 Merger Guidelines Into Horizontal Market Power Analyses,"
Locke Lord
(March 28, 2011)
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Co-Author,
"Client Alert: Sellers and Buyers of Wholesale Petroleum Products Beware: Newly Effective FTC Energy Market Manipulation Rule Creates Potential Liability,"
Locke Lord
(November 5, 2009)
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"Client Alert: FERC Adopts Interim Rate Policy for Public Utilities - Recover Smart Grid Development Costs and Establishes Key Interoperability Standards,"
Locke Lord
(July 22, 2009)
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"Client Alert: FERC Imposes New Filing Requirements on Market-Based Rate Sellers to Report Sites Acquired for New Generating Capacity,"
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
(June 29, 2009)
Professional History
- Senior Counsel, Locke Lord LLP
- Senior Counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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