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Next week, I’ll be presenting at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Public Utility Law Conference on social media in the utilities industry. For your enjoyment, here’s the slide deck that I’ll be presenting:


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Six Month Social Media in Utilities Round Up

May 22, 2013

It’s time for another quick round up of social media sightings in state utility commission decisions. For those unfamiliar with the round ups , I search terms like “social media,” Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter in my LEXIS public utility commission data base to see how many times they’ve been mentioned. Since I started tracking back [...]

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Next Generation Energy Law May Newsletter Has a New Look

May 3, 2013

The May Issue of Next Generation Energy Law Newsletter is now available with a fresh new design.  You can check out the new look and read the newsletter here; past issues are available here. To subscribe, click here.

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The March Edition of the Next Generation Energy Law Newsletter now available!

March 20, 2013

The latest edition of the Next Generation Energy Law Newsletter can be found here. You can also scan the QR code below: Missed an issue? Past issues are available here. To subscribe, click here.

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Next Generation Energy Law Newsletter Is Out!

December 21, 2012

I’m happy to announce that my firm’s year-end issue of the Next Generation Energy Law Newsletter is out. The newsletter contains our now annual, flagship feature – a round-up of appeals at FERC and also a FERC year in review. You can read the newsletter here; past issues are available here. To subscribe, click here. Have [...]

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Social Media Utility Round Up

December 3, 2012

It’s been a while since my last  round up on social media sightings in state utility commission decisions.  Here’s the next batch, between May and November 2012. Social media sites as a source of securities law violations In Mountain State Power , 2012 Ariz. PUC LEXIS 197, the Arizona Commission found that wind company had [...]

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Four sources of law govern utility use of social media

December 3, 2012

Source: Uploaded by user via Carolyn on Pinterest Social media policies are important – but they’re not the only source of guidance that utilities need to follow when engaging social media.  In addition to abiding by social media policies, utilities need to familiarize themselves with the platform’s terms of service, which are often laws unto [...]

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Will Social Media Save A Utility From a Lawsuit?

November 9, 2012

After ten days without power, Con-Ed’s customers have had enough.  So they’ve done what any cold-blooded ratepayer (and with temperatures hovering in the 40s, these ratepayers are literally cold) in a similar situation would do:  sued the company .  What’s interesting about the complaint though is that in addition to claiming damages resulting from ConEd’s [...]

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FERC Market Pull Mechanisms for Marine Hydrokinetic and Other Small Renewables

October 24, 2012

Here’s a webinar on FERC market pull incentives for marine hydrokinetics and other small renewables.  It’s 50 minutes in length and you can access it at this link.  If you have any questions about the webinar or you’d like to contact me about a live workshop for your company or a copy of the slide [...]

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