Maeve Tibbetts is an associate at the firm’s Washington, D.C. office and is a member of the Power practice group. Maeve focuses her practice on regulatory and enforcement matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state regulatory agencies.
Maeve’s practice focuses on helping clients navigate the complex rules of the FERC-regulated regional wholesale markets. She represents the Financial Marketers Coalition, a group of energy traders active in the markets administered by regional transmission operators (RTOs) and independent system operators (ISOs). She regularly assists clients with evaluating market rule changes, and advocates on clients’ behalf in ISO/RTO stakeholder processes. She has extensive experience in risk management and compliance, and regularly counsels clients on developing internal compliance policies, such as risk policies, compliance manuals, and self-reporting guidelines.
Finally, Maeve provides regulatory support for renewable and gas-fired project finance transactions. She is experienced in preparing post-closing regulatory requirements, such as applications for market-based rate authority, reactive power rate compensation, and notices of Qualified Facility status under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA).