Wright & Talisman

read moreFor over 70 years, Wright & Talisman has been a steady partner with energy companies helping them navigate the complexities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and its regulation of natural gas and oil pipelines and electric utilities. Tied into Washington, DC, and devoted exclusively to the practice of energy law, we have a profound understanding of the legal nuances surrounding the generation and transmission of electric energy and the transmission and distribution of natural gas and oil.

read moreOn September 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued a final rule, Order No. 2222, to require regional transmission organizations and independent system operators (RTO/ISO) to adopt participation models that allow distributed energy resource (DER) aggregators to participate directly in their wholesale electricity markets. The rule will require RTO/ISOs to accommodate wholesale market participation via aggregation of DERs located both beyond and behind the customer meter, including: distributed generation, demand response, storage resources, intermittent generation, energy efficiency, thermal storage, and electric vehicles.

read moreOur unparalleled understanding of the complex nature of FERC regulations in the energy industry, coupled with a unique depth and breadth of industry expertise, allows us to understand that our clients' legal problems often require a business solution.

read moreAugust 25, 2020 - Wright & Talisman, P.C. is pleased to announce that three lawyers have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. We are also pleased to announce that Uju Okasi is joining our firm as an associate and that she has been included in the inaugural 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. On June 30, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit D.C. Circuit), sitting en banc, overturned fifty years of circuit precedent in finding that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or Commission) practice of issuing "tolling orders" for the purpose of preventing requests for rehearing from being denied by operation of law, which delay judicial review indefinitely, is not authorized by the Natural Gas Act.