By now we’ve all heard about the number of Supreme Court decisions that will likely impact the role of state regulatory agencies, including the Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decisions that directly affect the extent to which the courts should defer to an agency’s reasonable interpretation of the gaps and ambiguities in the laws they implement. This deference – known as the Chevron Doctrine – was significantly limited by the Court’s recent action.
Join us for a panelist discussion with three dynamic women as they discuss the implications of the rule changes in the work they do, whether California will see any real changes given its own rules of interpretation, and what this may portend for California’s aggressive regulatory strategies.
Lisa M. DeCarlo, Acting Chief Counsel, California Energy Commission
Traci L. Bone, Staff Attorney, Public Advocates Office at the California Public Utilities Commission (Cal Advocates)
Elizabeth M. Kelly, Law Offices of Beth Kelly
Presented By:
Lisa M. DeCarlo, Acting Chief Counsel, California Energy Commission
Lisa has spent her entire career working on energy and environmental matters on behalf of the California Energy Commission. She has worked on a wide range of programs at the CEC, including power plant licensing proceedings, electricity reliability, and rulemakings involving power source disclosure, appliance efficiency, emission performance standards, greenhouse gas emissions, and data collection from the petroleum industry, among others. She has also helped advise on implementation of the large suite of authorities and responsibilities given to the CEC in the last few years, including opt-in jurisdiction over additional generation technologies and establishment of the Strategic Reliability Reserve.
Lisa has a B.A. in Environmental Analysis and Design from U.C. Irvine and a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.
Traci L. Bone, Staff Attorney, Public Advocates Office at the California Public Utilities Commission (Cal Advocates)
Ms. Bone has worked on utility matters for over 30 years, with the last 22 of those years devoted to work at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Her portfolio includes representing independent power producers and telecommunications providers before the CPUC and other state regulatory agencies, negotiating rights of way access in over 20 markets across the country, and representing the CPUC in the 2000 energy crisis, market redesign at the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), and transmission rate proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Ms. Bone currently works for Cal Advocates, focusing primarily on Southern California Gas Company’s use of ratepayer funds to lobby for the continued use of natural gas.
Ms. Bone has a B.A. in Government from Pomona College and a J.D. from King Hall, University of California, Davis.
Elizabeth M. Kelly, Law Offices of Beth Kelly
Beth has an extensive energy policy practice before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and other California regulators serving environmentally-driven clients. Previously, Beth was one of the three-staff team that launched MCE, the first community choice aggregator (CCA) in California. As General Counsel, she was responsible for legal, regulatory, legislative, and compliance matters for the clean energy agency. Prior to moving to California, Beth worked at White & Case in New York in the Energy, Infrastructure, and Project Finance group. Beth is a dedicated supporter of libraries, literacy and education.
Beth received her B.A. at University of Wisconsin – Madison with Comprehensive Honors in Economics, International Relations, Political Science, and Spanish; and her JD from J.D., New York University School of Law, where she was the Developments Editor, Journal of International Law and Politics.
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