Annual Report

Public Utilities Law Section

Annual Report

Public Utilities Section
Annual Report
2022-2023

 

Section Membership
As of June 9, 2023 the Section has 172 members.

Financial Status
The Section had an account balance of $8,888.00 as of April 30, 2023.

CLEs & Events
The Section hosted 6 events in fiscal year 2022-23.  The Section also participated in Meet the Bar events at all three law schools.

Program Title

Date

Event Code

CLE Credits

Attendees

Virtual/

In-person/

Hybrid

Public Utilities Section Annual Meeting, CLE and 25 Year Celebration

5/17/2023

485305

1.0 Standard

63

Hybrid

The Energy Transition - Overcoming the Challenges of Today for Better Outcomes Tomorrow

4/14/2023

485011

4.0 Standard

83

 

Hybrid

MISO and the Ongoing Transition of the Power Grid

2/15/2023 1

480650

1.0 Standard

42

Virtual

Meet the New Deputy Commissioner and Update from the Executive Secretary

1/24/2023 1

479524

1.0 Standard

38

Virtual

The Grand Deployment Challenge - How to Get Built all that New Federal Climate Policy Incentivizes

11/16/2022

476313

1.0 Standard

44

Hybrid

Energy Transformation Is Everywhere

10/19/2022

475190

1.0 Standard

35

Hybrid

 

Annual Meeting and Election Results
The Section’s Annual Meeting was held on May 17, 2023 and 63 people attended.  The Section voted to approve revisions to the Bylaws, including a name change of the Section to Energy & Public Utilities Law.


Elected Officers for a one-year term from 07/01/23 – 06/30/24:
Chair: Riley Conlin, Stoel Rives LLP
Vice-Chair: Jeffrey Boman, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
Secretary-Treasurer: OPEN
Past Chair: Benjamin Gerber, M-RETS

Newly Elected Council Member for a two-year term from 07/01/23 – 06/30/25:
Jackson Evans, Midcontinent Independent System Operator
Elizabeth Schmiesing, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Re-Elected Council Members for a two-year term from 07/01/23 – 06/30/25:
Peter Madsen, Taft
Michael Remington, Xcel Energy

Council Members Serving Existing Term from 07/01/22 – 06/30/24:
Micah Revell, Stinson LLP
Mike Schowalter, Fresh Energy
David Moeller, Allete

A big thank-you to our outgoing Council Members:
Haley Waller Pitts, Fredrikson & Byron PA
Steven Clay, Midcontinent Independent System Operator

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
As part of the Bylaws revisions, the Section adopted an Equity Statement.

Other Section Accomplishments
The Section Council had extremely successful CLE events this year with high attendance numbers at all events.  Section membership remains strong with increased interest from new attorneys and law students.  The new Section name:  Energy & Public Utilities Law promises to increase new membership by clarifying the focus of the group.

Submitted By:

Lisa Crum, Section Chair
Date: July 6, 2023