The Energy Committee’s goal is to provide a forum for interested practitioners across the full spectrum of energy law—from utilities regulation and facility siting to the intersection with climate change and greenhouse gas regulation—to network and generate opportunities of common interest. With this initiative, ELULS hopes to create a niche for a group of attorneys who may have felt “homeless” within The Bar up to this point. All ELULS members (attorneys and affiliates) are welcome to participate.
Contacts
Brooke Lewis, Co-Chair
Hopping, Green & Sams, P.A.
119 South Monroe Street, Suite 300
Tallahassee, FL 32301
800-222-7500
blewis@hgslaw.com
George Cavros, Co-Chair
120 E Oakland Park Blvd Ste 105
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33334-1106
954-295-5714
george@cavros-law.com
Erin L. Deady, Vice-Chair Publications
Erin L. Deady, P.A.
1111 Hypoluzo Rd., Ste. 207
Lantana, FL 33462-4271
954-593-5102
erin@deadylaw.com
Colleen McCann Kettles, Publications Lead
Florida Solar Energy Center
1679 Clearlake Road
Cocoa, FL 32922
321-638-1004
ckettles@fsec.ucf.edu
Jon Harris Maurer, CLE Chair
Hopping, Green & Sams, P.A.
119 South Monroe Street, Suite 300
Tallahassee, FL 32301
800.222.7500
jonharrism@hgslaw.com
Mailing List
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Current Projects
The Energy Committee is hosting two panels at the upcoming ELULS Annual Update scheduled for August 7-8, 2014: (1) “Energy & Climate: Challenges and Opportunities in Florida” moderated by Erin Deady with panelists Jason Leichty, Robert Scheffel Wright, George Cavros, and J.L “Buck” Martinez; and (2) “Air Policy Impacts on Energy Production” with panelists Paula Cobb, Scott Osbourn, and Robert Manning.
The Committee has been very active on the publications front with the December 2013 Section Reporter providing three unique perspectives on the Florida Energy Summit, and a special energy-focused edition of the December 2012 Section Reporter, featuring the following three articles: “Determinations of Need in Florida Electrical Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Proceedings,” by Robert Scheffel Wright; “Update on Pace One Year Later: Litigation, Legislation and New Initiatives,” by Erin L. Deady, Herb Thiele, Ed Steinmeyer & Chad Friedman; and “From Sawgrass to Switchgrass,” by Sharon J. Walker.
In addition to the articles in the December 2012 edition of the Reporter, if you missed them, please check out “Florida’s Electrical Power Plant Siting Act: Helping To Keep the Lights On For 30 Years,” by Douglas S. Roberts in the October 2012 edition of the Section Reporter; the lead article in the June 2012 Section Reporter by Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services’ General Counsel Lorena Holley entitled, “The 2012 Energy Bill: A Modest Step for Florida’s Energy Policy;” George Cavros’ article “Florida’s 35 Year-Old Renewable Energy Policy: Moving Beyond ‘Avoided Cost’” in the March 2012 issue; and a collaborative piece, “The Inaugural Florida Energy Summit: Three Perspectives,” in the December 2011 edition.
The Energy Committee made its first contribution to the Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise in July 2013 with “Determinations of Need in Florida Electrical Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Proceedings” authored by Robert Scheffel Wright.
Authors are hard at work on future Reporter articles and submissions in 2014 for the Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise. Please consider joining their ranks!
Recorded Webinars
- Air Quality Regulation: Developments, Trends, and Impacts to Energy Generation in Florida
The Energy Committee hosted a webinar, “Air Quality Regulation: Developments,Trends, and Impacts to Energy Generation in Florida,” on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 from 12-1:30. It was a dynamic discussion of the numerous air quality regulatory developments over the last year. The panelists will discuss the recent developments, trends they’ve identified, and the impacts to air quality, the regulated community, and energy generation in the State.
The panelists were:
Brian Accardo, Director of Florida DEP’s Division of Air
Michael Kennedy, Progress Energy Florida
Robert Manning, Shareholder, Hopping Green & Sams, PA
2.0 CLE credits available to Section members.
The Basics of State Licensing of Power Plants and Electrical Transmission Lines in Florida
This webinar provided an overview of licensing power plants and electrical transmission lines in Florida. The speakers will cover Florida’s Electrical Power Plant Siting Act (PPSA) and Transmission Line Siting Act (TLSA); the Florida Public Service Commission’s review of the need for new electrical generation; the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Siting Coordination Office’s role in licensing power plants and transmission lines; and practical aspects of licensing power plants and transmission lines.
This free program was held on April 5, 2012 from 12-1:30 pm
Presentation PowerPoint file now available. (right-click and choose “Save As” to download)
GoToMeting slideshow and audio file available. (right-click and choose “Save As” to download)
Please note – to play this GoToMeeting slideshow & audio, you will need to install the GoToMeeting software from GoToMeeting website. First, download the slideshow/audio file and then install the GoToMeeting software (hitting cancel when it asks for a meeting ID). You should then be able to play the slideshow/audio file. If you have preciously viewed a GoToMeeting program on your computer, you should not have to download their software.
Presenters:
Douglas S. Roberts, Hopping Green & Sams, P.A.
Robert Scheffel “Schef” Wright, Gardner, Bist, Wiener, Wadsworth & Bowden, P.A
Cindy Mulkey, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Siting Coordination Office
Richard Zwolak, Golder Associates
Energy Regulation in Florida – Preview of the 2012 Session
A free webinar offering a pre-session glimpse at the legislative landscape related to energy and was broadcast in December, 2011. Right-click here to download the GoToMeeting slideshow/audio file of the presentation.
Please note – to play this presentation, you will need to install the GoToMeeting software from GoToMeeting website. First, download the slideshow/audio file and then install the GoToMeeting software (hitting cancel when it asks for a meeting ID). You should then be able to play the slideshow/audio file. If you have preciously viewed a GoToMeeting program on your computer, you should not have to download their software.
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