Kimberly Frank is counsel in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, and is a member of the power practice group. Kimberly represents clients in a broad array of electric utility regulatory matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state regulatory agencies and in appeals of these agencies’ decisions.
Kimberly helps clients navigate the complex rules of the FERC-regulated regional wholesale markets. She helps them evaluate and advocate for rule changes in the energy, capacity, and ancillary services markets administered by the regional transmission organizations (RTOs). She represents clients in the RTO stakeholder process, and before FERC and the appellate courts on myriad issues including the capacity markets in the eastern RTOs. She also advises clients regarding FERC’s regulation of transmission service, rates and tariff provisions and of regional transmission cost allocation.
Kimberly represents clients in administrative hearings and settlement proceedings, rulemakings, technical conferences, and enforcement matters before FERC. She advises clients in developing strategies for litigation and prepares complaints, protests, comments and other pleadings filed with the agency. She works regularly with economists, engineers, accountants, financial analysts, and other electric utility industry experts.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Kimberly Frank
- FERC Issues Landmark Transmission Planning Rule, Order No.1920 Final Rule Modifies the Proposed Rule, Drawing 2-1 Vote - (Posted On Thursday, May 16, 2024)
- FERC Interconnection Reform is Full Steam Ahead - (Posted On Tuesday, March 26, 2024)
- FERC Issues 2023 Enforcement Report - (Posted On Wednesday, December 06, 2023)
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Orders Development of Inverter-Based Reliability Standards - (Posted On Friday, October 27, 2023)
- Order No. 2023: Interconnection Reform Is Finally Here - (Posted On Thursday, September 07, 2023)
- FERC Approves Enforcement's Settlements with Two Demand Response Providers - (Posted On Tuesday, May 30, 2023)
- BOEM Proposes Regulations to Improve Offshore Wind Lease Auction Processes and Project Development Timelines - (Posted On Friday, January 20, 2023)
- Heightened Scrutiny of Director Positions By FERC AND DOJ - (Posted On Thursday, November 03, 2022)
- Lessons to Be Learned from FERC's Investigation of A New Power Project's Participation in The New England Capacity Market - (Posted On Friday, July 08, 2022)
- Unclogging The Interconnection Queues - FERC Proposes Interconnection Reform - (Posted On Friday, June 17, 2022)