Daniel Nugent
Daniel Nugent
Biography
Daniel Nugent represents electric utilities, power producers, private equity, transmission and generation developers, cooperative and utility customers on electric, natural gas and refined products matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and state public utility commissions. He has worked on asset purchase and sales, project development, financing, interconnection and transmission service, rate-making, legislative and regulatory strategy, negotiation and litigation, contracting and a broad range of regulatory compliance matters.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
- Lead lawyer in major rate litigation before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, worth over $500M to client
- Represented client in precedential contract termination rate proceeding
- Represented generation developer in regulatory matters concerning corporate reorganization
- Assisted various clients in obtaining regulatory approvals surrounding major generation asset purchases and sales, including attendant rate and financing compliance issues
- Have fully litigated 10 rate cases as outside counsel, in-house counsel and/or government attorney and been involved in settling 20+ more
- Advised clients on full scope of FERC compliance matters, including market-based rate authorizations, electric quarterly reporting, Section 204 financing requirements, interlocking directorate reporting, Qualifying Facility reporting, Section 203 purchase and sale approvals, etc.
Education
Education
JD, cum laude, Vermont Law School, 2015
BA, University of Delaware, 2011
Admissions
Admissions
- Colorado State Bar
- District of Columbia Bar
- Massachusetts State Bar
- New York State Bar
Publications
Publications
- Author, "Pumped Storage Licensing Trends and Regulatory Implications: Closed-Loop Systems," American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, August 2016
- Co-author, "Risk, innovation, electricity infrastructure and construction cost overruns: Testing six hypotheses," Energy, September 2014
- Co-author, "An international comparative assessment of construction cost overruns for electricity infrastructure," Energy Research & Social Science, September 2014
- Co-author, "Construction Cost Overruns and Electricity Infrastructure: An Unavoidable Risk?," The Electricity Journal, May 2014
- Lead Author, "Assessing the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from solar PV and wind energy: A critical meta-survey," Energy Policy, February 2014
Speaking engagements
Speaking engagements
- Moderator, “Measures to Improve Long-Term Project Performance and Reduce Project Attrition—Role of O&M,” Infocast Southeast Renewable Energy Summit, October 29, 2024
- Moderator, “Emerging Opportunities in MISO South,” Infocast Southeast Renewable Energy Summit, October 28, 2024 (RTO Insider Coverage)
- Presenter, “FERC Order No. 2222: Distributed Energy Resources in an Organized Market,” Colorado Rural Electric Association (CREA) Legal Seminar, October 2024
- Presenter, “The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Electric Overview,” Colorado Rural Electric Association (CREA) Legal Seminar, May 2023
- Moderator, “Ethics in FERC Practice,” Energy Bar Association Energizer, February 2018
- Co-presenter, “FERC Moves to Limit Acquisitions Requiring Preapproval - Summary and Key Takeaways,” Association of Corporate Counsel Energy Network, December 2018
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Energy Bar Association - Active Member
- Chair, Young Lawyer's Committee (2019-2020)
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