Evan Reese

Practice Areas

Evan Reese advises a diverse set of clients, including investor-owned utilities, municipal electric utilities, independent power producers, renewable developers, oil/gas producers and other energy-related organizations and associations. His energy and natural resources law practice has a special emphasis on the development of power markets, open-access transmission rules, and national reliability standards.

Evan represents clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and federal courts and provides strategic, legal, and corporate counsel to electric utilities regarding many initiatives resulting from natural energy policy and all phases of administrative litigation. He has developed a special knowledge of the FERC's recent revisions to the pro forma open access transmission tariff included in Order No. 890 and Order No. 1000 in its continuing efforts to prevent undue discrimination and preference in transmission service and to promote new development of transmission assets.

Evan has represented clients before state court tribunals on all aspects of complex commercial litigation matters. He has argued numerous pretrial motions and is especially adept at complex discovery and pretrial matters, including electronic discovery and witness preparation.

Evan actively pursues pro bono representation and has obtained tax exempt status for various entities that focus their efforts on energy conservation and corporate social responsibility.

Admitted in these jurisdictions and courts:

- District of Columbia

- Commonwealth of Virginia

Professional Memberships

Energy Bar Association, Board of Directors

American Bar Association, Energy Committee

Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Energy Committee, Chair

Publications

Co-author, "Order No. 2023 Requires Major Reforms to Generator Interconnection," Day Pitney Advisory, August 11, 2023

Co-author, "FERC Interconnection Revamp Plan: Some Pain, Big Gains," Law360, July 8, 2022

Co-author, "FERC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Reforming Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements," Day Pitney Advisory, June 27, 2022

Co-author, "How FERC Proposal Will Guide Clean Grid Development," Law360, May 17, 2022

Co-author, "FERC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Regional Transmission Planning, Cost Allocation and Related Matters," Day Pitney Advisory, May 2, 2022

Co-author, "Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Advances Major Initiative to Overhaul Transmission Planning, Cost Allocation and Generator Interconnection Process," Day Pitney Advisory, July 22, 2021

Experience

Assisted new transmission developers in seeking formula rate and incentive rate approvals before the FERC

Represented renewable developers throughout the country in negotiation of interconnection, engineering and procurement, transmission service, and power purchase agreements

Counseled public utilities on open access transmission tariff requirements and OASIS administration

Performed due diligence activities with respect to ownership transfers of renewable generation facilities

Counseled public utilities on compliance activities and FERC Office of Enforcement investigations

Performed due diligence activities with respect to ownership transfers of renewable generation facilities

Education