We represent our electric industry clients before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission,and other state agencies, as well as the Texas Courts
Merger and acquisition approval proceedings
Compliance due diligence for utility acquisitions
Cost of service rate proceedings for electric utilities
Generation and transmission line certificate of convenience and necessity proceedings
Distribution cost recovery factor filings
Energy efficiency cost recovery factor filings
Storm cost recovery, securitization, and true-up proceedings
Fuel factor and fuel/purchased power cost reconciliation matters
Federal tax reform proceedings
Rulemaking proceedings
Affiliate Code of Conduct matters
Enforcement proceedings
Reliability and service quality matters
Agency investigations and enforcement matters
Wholesale and retail tariff disputes
Temporary Emergency Electric Energy Facility cost recovery
Natural Gas
We represent our natural gas industry clients before municipalities, the Railroad Commission of Texas, Arkansas Public Service Commission, other state and federal agencies, and the Texas Courts
Cost of service rate cases for natural gas distribution companies and rate-regulated pipeline companies
Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program (GRIP) Adjustment proceedings
GRIP appeal proceedings
Securitization of Winter Storm Uri costs
Municipal annual rate adjustment proceedings
Accounting matters
Federal tax reform proceedings
Natural gas gathering, processing, compression, transmission, and storage issues
Eminent domain and easements
Tariff administration
Abandonment proceedings
Rulemaking proceedings
Pipeline safety compliance
Merger and acquisition proceedings, as well as compliance due diligence for utility acquisitions
Pipeline permitting
Customer complaints
Investigations and enforcement actions
Facility replacement programs
Water
We represent our water industry clients before municipalities, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Groundwater Conservation Districts, as well as the Texas Courts.
Rate change applications for investor-owned utilities
Sale/transfer/merger applications
Rate appeals of MUD rates filed by customers
Water supply issues
Reliability and service quality matters
Customer complaint proceedings
Drought contingency plans
Norman Santos P.C.
3721 Executive Center Drive, Suite 200 Austin, Texas 78731 512-985-9399
