Suzanne Keppeler McBride applies her in-house and law firm experience to counseling energy clients on the development of transmission and power sale rate and tariff structures; negotiating interconnection, transmission service and power sales contracts; compliance with bilateral and organized market rules; defense in FERC and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) investigation, enforcement, and litigated matters; and representation on mergers and acquisitions. She also advises on compliance with and the implementation of, NERC and regional reliability standards.
Suzanne frequently appears before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and U.S. Courts of Appeal.
In addition to her private practice experience with Van Ness Feldman, Suzanne’s experience includes serving in regulatory and legal roles with investor-owned utilities, focusing on FERC matters and NERC compliance, serving as lead counsel in developing stated and formula-based transmission rates for electric utilities in bilateral and organized markets, drafting and negotiated unique transmission and interconnection agreements, developing internal compliance and training programs, as well as assisting her internal clients with day-to-day implementation and interpretation of transmission and market-based rate tariffs. She has extensive experience advising legal, technical, and executive offices on compliance with, and potential violations of, FERC regulations. Suzanne also has served in various advisory roles for NERC compliance in both corporate and governmental organizations.