Assistant Consumers' Counsel
The Office Of The Ohio Consumers' Counsel
•Responsible as Team Lead for comprehensive utility litigation before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, including policy issues, analytical issues, and settlement negotiations (electric and water). Utility litigation includes cases arising from Ohio’s new energy law SB221; the Electric Security Plan filings of two of Ohio’s electric utility companies ,and the economic impacts of Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid filings of two of Ohio’s electric utility companies.•Team Lead for… Show more •Responsible as Team Lead for comprehensive utility litigation before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, including policy issues, analytical issues, and settlement negotiations (electric and water). Utility litigation includes cases arising from Ohio’s new energy law SB221; the Electric Security Plan filings of two of Ohio’s electric utility companies ,and the economic impacts of Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid filings of two of Ohio’s electric utility companies.•Team Lead for the Office’s initial lobbying efforts at the Public Utilities Commission, Legislature and JCARR (including extensive written comments and rule revisions) regarding the adoption of energy efficiency, peak demand reduction and renewable energy rules by the Commission to implement Ohio’s new energy policy that was enacted in 2008.•Comprehensive knowledge of the laws, regulations, guidelines, and concepts of Ohio’s new energy law, including the rules putting into practice the annual statutory energy efficiency and peak demand reduction benchmarks that electric utility companies must meet. Show less