During my time at the Public Utility Commission I had the privilege of representing General Counsel (as it then was) in several major proceedings, some which turned out to have long-lasting repercussions, and some which were just interesting..
An adventurous power marketer had a client, an Austin apartment owner, who wanted the PUCT to order the City of Austin to wheel wholesale power for "retail" sale to tenants. The City cited inapposite and contrary cases, I argued. In retrospect, I think the power marketer should have won, but that was not GC's position in the Docket.
The ALJ called it "the mother of all CCN cases" -- an application by a generation and transmission cooperative to build nearly 180 miles of high-voltage lines across East Texas. Full disclosure: The Commissioners disagreed with me. I still like the arguments I made, and the style is reasonably representative of how I approach briefing.
A tariff changed and a large customer thought it got left holding a very expensive bag. Before they settled, I wrote on primary jurisdiction; the power to change tariffs; federal, municipal, and PUCT jurisdiction; and more.
SMUD (and greenies generally) justified a program as "job-creating." I demurred.
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