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Utilities
The
firm represents utilities in
administrative proceedings, civil litigation and legislative activities
related to the federal and state regulation of electric and natural gas
utilities, and state regulation of water and wastewater utilities. The attorneys in the firm’s utilities practice area have a
broad range of experience in the areas of municipal franchises for
utilities, special state taxes applicable to utilities, and rate of return, rate base,
operating expenses and other ratemaking issues. The firm has been
counsel of record for many years in generic dockets and rulemaking
and other proceedings before the Florida Public Service Commission involving the
regulation of electric, natural gas and water and wastewater utilities, as
well as involved in most major legislation affecting the regulation of
electric and gas utilities by the Florida Public Service Commission.
As the regulation of electric and gas utilities
continues to
undergo changes similar to those experienced in the past by telecommunications
companies, the traditional methods of regulation may also undergo change.
To the extent these changes result in any substantial
restructuring of the electric utility industry, or in further
restructuring of the natural gas industry, these utilities may well
experience a shift in focus
from issues arising out of the traditional regulatory compact to issues such as
competition and pricing concerns generally faced by firms regulated only
by forces affecting a free and open market. The firm has the experience to be
directly involved in virtually all of these issues.
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