Meg McNaul
Partner
Washington, D.C.
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Los Angeles
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Education
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Washington University School of Law,
J.D., 2003
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American University,
B.A., 2000
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Admissions
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California
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California USDC, Eastern District
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US Ct Appeals, 9th Circuit (AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, Guam, M. Isles)
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US Ct Appeals, DC Circuit
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Affiliations
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American Public Power Association
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California Bar Association
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Energy Bar Association
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Recognitions
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Ranked in Chambers USA (by Chambers and Partners) for Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) 2013-2022
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Listed in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers (by Thomson Reuters) for Energy and Natural Resources, 2013-2020
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Employment
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Thompson Coburn LLP
Partner, 2012-Present
Associate, 2003-2011
Summer Associate, 2001 & 2002
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Meg serves as an advisor and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) counsel to municipally-owned utilities around the country.
Meg counsels her clients on a broad range of regulatory and commercial issues relating to the energy sector. Focusing her practice on energy market policy and design and on transmission access and rates, Meg is active in policy development matters arising from the California Independent System Operator Corporations' wholesale market rules and works with her clients to understand and shape outcomes as the California markets expand to include participants from other states in the West. In connection with this work, Meg represents her clients in complex stakeholder initiatives at the California ISO and in proceedings before the FERC. Relatedly, she closely follows emerging developments related to distributed energy resources, the changing resource mix, and integration of energy storage.
With extensive experience in transmission rates, rate design, and access rules, Meg advises her clients regarding transmission and interconnection policies and requirements, and she works with her municipal utility clients to evaluate and resolve issues relating to transmission rates and access.
Meg also advises and advocates for clients in matters relating to compliance with federally-mandated electric reliability standards and other aspects of the Federal Power Act and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.
In addition to her work with utility clients, Meg works with large power consumers, providing advice concerning power supply transactions, including long-term power purchase arrangements.
TCLEs
The Big Bang: When the Worlds of Energy Law and Bankruptcy Law Collide
PURPA Policies Then and Now: The Latest Developments for Electric Utilities
Publications
“Prepared the 2021 update to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) Title II Compliance Manual, for the American Public Power Association, Edison Electric Institute and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association”;
2021
Presentations
Speaker, "PURPA: Finally, Some Good News"
Speaker, "PURPA Avoided Cost" webinar
Speaker, "PURPA: The Latest Developments for Electric Utilities,"
American Public Power Association Legal & Regulatory Conference, October 2017
Speaker, "PURPA Primer: The Basics and Current Legal Issues for Coops,"
South Dakota Rural Electric Association Legal Seminar. July 2017
Speaker, "Attorneys and Consultants: Partners in NERC Compliance,"
Energy Bar Association (EBA), October 2016
Speaker, "Building an Effective Internal Compliance Program: Emphasizing and Improving Your Organization’s Internal Controls,"
NAES NERC Users Conference August 2014
Speaker, "Cyber Security Strategies for Small Utilities,"
APPA Legal Seminar, October 2013
Speaker, "Providing Resources for NERC Compliance: Guidelines for Management and Governing Authorities,"
American Public Power Association Annual Meeting June 2012
Speaker, "The Settlement Process from the Registered Entity's Perspective," and "Best Practices for Managing Compliance Evidence,"
Cleveland Public Power NERC Reliability Standards Compliance Seminar March 2011
Instructor, “Compliance with NERC Reliability Standards: Highlights and Hurdles,”
American Public Power Association Engineering and Operations Technical Conference April 2008
Speaker, “A Platform for Compliance with Reliability Standards,”
California Municipal Utilities Association March 2007