David Tewksbury

Practice Areas

Partner David G. Tewksbury focuses his practice on federal energy regulatory law, particularly as it relates to electric power. He advises independent power producers, power marketers, trade associations and others on a wide range of federal energy regulatory, markets and reliability matters.

David handles issues arising under various federal and state laws, including the Federal Power Act, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, the Natural Gas Act, the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

His portfolio of transactional matters include electric power and natural gas supply contracts, transmission service agreements, interconnection agreements, pipeline leases and capacity release agreements, mergers and acquisitions and bankruptcy restructurings.

David has more than 35 years of experience in the energy industry, including 20 years as a practicing lawyer. Prior to his legal career, David was an energy analyst at an economic consulting firm specializing in FERC issues and an assistant editor of two energy industry trade publications. He also interned in FERC’s Office of the General Counsel.

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Career

David has more than 35 years of experience in the energy industry, including 20 years as a practicing lawyer. Prior to his legal career, David was an energy analyst at an economic consulting firm specializing in FERC issues and an assistant editor of two energy industry trade publications. He also interned in FERC’s Office of the General Counsel.

Work Highlights

Represented the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) and others before FERC in successfully opposing DOE-proposed rule to subsidize uneconomic coal-fired and nuclear-powered generation resources*

Represented Clearway Energy in obtaining blanket authorization for drop-downs of interests in FERC-regulated public utilities from parent to yieldco*

Represented IPP complainants and others in successful complaint to FERC seeking expansion of offer-floor mitigation for subsidized resources participating in PJM capacity market*

Represented NRG Energy in obtaining FERC approvals for the sales of its renewables business and its South Central generating fleet*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott