Success Stories and Experiences
- $5M/Year – MI Plant: Blocked legislation to end “Electricity Choice”.
- $1.4M/Year – IN Plant: Obtained concessions for Al-Li Casthouse Expansion.
- $13M – IN Plant: Obtained incentives and concession for plant expansion (10 years).
- $5M – OH Plant: Blocked legislation to add long retired coal gas plant remediation costs to current rates.
- $0.6M/Year – PA Plants: Blocked legislation to apply gross receipts tax on energy.
- $550K/Year – IA Plant: Passed legislation putting cost caps on state-mandated utility energy efficiency plans.
- $200K/Year – OH Plants: Passed legislation allowing industrials to “Opt Out” of state-mandated utility energy efficiency plans.
- $115K/Year – IN Plants: Passed legislation allowing industrials to “Opt Out” of state-mandated utility energy efficiency plans.
- $600K – MI Plant: Negotiated incentives and concessions for plant expansion.
- $175K/Year – PA Plants: Passed legislation that caped utility maintenance riders.
- Regulation – IA Plants: Negotiated clarification of rights to renewable energy credits from wind projects.
- Policy – IA Plants: Invited by the Lt. Governor to participate in Work Group writing the new Iowa State Energy Plan.
- $100K – IA Plant: Negotiated cost reduction for relocation of utility’s gas house to facilitate plant expansion.
- $75K – OH Plant: Prevailed in electricity contract dispute and avoided charges arising from polar vortex.
- Regulatory/Infrastructure – IA Plant: Negotiated orderly termination of steam supply contract and indemnification from any liability connected to associated ash pond.
- Policy – Federal: Supported advocacy regarding LNG Exports on behalf of a coalition of manufacturers at the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- $400K – NY Plant: Negotiated waiver/avoidance of demand response penalty initially suggested by NY ISO.
- $11M/Year – OH Plants: Passed legislation restructuring retail electricity regulation.
- Policy – US Plants: Invited to participate in work group preparing the US DOE Quadrennial Energy Review on Infrastructure.
- $1.5M/Year – IN Plants: Blocked premature creation of “Lost Revenue” claim for unrealized utility COVID costs.
- $67K/Year – IN Plant: Secured rate reduction through intervention in gas distribution rate case.
- $407K/Year – IN Plant: Secured cost avoidance via reduced rate increase through intervention in electricity utility rate case.
- $4M – TX Plant: Performed comprehensive analysis for gas supply contract claim arising from winter storm Uri.
- $255K/Year – PA Plant: Secured cost avoidance via reduced rate increase through intervention in interstate pipeline rate case.
- $551K/Year – TN Plant: Secured cost avoidance via reduced rate increase through intervention in interstate pipeline rate case.
- Policy – US Plants: Contributed to various policy initiatives through invitations to testify or speak on industrial concerns at Natural Gas Council meetings, Energy Bar Association conferences, and utility commission en banc hearings.
- Policy – US Plants: Invited to brief FERC technical staff on energy policy needs of industrials.
- Policy – US Plants: Invited to testify at FERC Technical Conference on Gas – Power Interaction.
- Infrastructure – TX Plant: Negotiated contracts for installation and upgrade of gas pipelines delivering 20 Bcf/year.
- $600K/Year – NY Plant: Negotiated business retention discount contract with gas utility.
- $500K/Year – PA Plant: Negotiated bypass deferral discount contract with gas utility.
- Infrastructure – WA Plant: Protected natural gas pipeline capacity based upon legacy contracts.
- Infrastructure – VA Plant: Participated in stakeholder group installing new 500 kV transmission line on Virginia peninsula.
- Legislation – Federal: Advanced legislation to reform shippers’ complaint procedure under Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act.