Jim Bushee, a member of Sutherland's Energy and Environmental Practice Group, has represented a broad range of clients in electric power and natural gas matters for more than 25 years. His practice focuses on electric power regulatory matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), and federal and state appellate courts. Jim's FERC practice includes electric power rulemaking, rate proceedings and compliance matters, primarily on behalf of industrial end users and independent power producers. Before the PUCT, Jim has represented industrial end users and an electric utility in electric power rulemaking and rate proceedings in Texas. Representative Experience Jim's extensive representative experience includes: · Serving as counsel for Occidental Permian Ltd. in various FERC proceedings involving utility market power and affiliate abuse issues, rate proceedings and transmission-related issues. · Representing Sharyland Utilities L.P. in a retail electric rate case and various certificate and rulemaking proceedings before PUCT. · Representing industrial end users in various FERC electric cases and rulemaking proceedings. · Serving as counsel to the Iowa Consumers Coalition in numerous electric rate case and fuel clause proceedings before the Iowa Utility Board. · Representing Sharyland Utilities L.P. in obtaining a Presidential Permit to construct a D.C. tie between Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and Mexico. · Serving as counsel to the Texas Industrial Gas Users in numerous rate case, rulemaking and certificate proceedings before the Texas Railroad Commission. · Serving as counsel to the Process Gas Consumers Electricity Committee concerning federal and state electric regulatory and policy issues. Professional and Community Involvement · Vice-Chair, Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee, American Bar Association (1992-1999) Industries Electric Power Legal Alerts Legal Alert: FERC Adopts Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Reforms
July 22, 2011 Legal Alert: FERC Initiates Inquiry into Gas-Electric Coordination Issues
October 31, 2006 Legal Alert: FERC Adopts Enforcement Policy Statement and Proposes Anti-Manipulation Rules and Audit Protections
October 25, 2005 Client Groups Electric Power Producers Energy Trading, Marketing & Financial Companies (Also at Austin, Texas Office) |