Regulatory, Legislative & Compliance Advisory

Turning regulatory complexity into a defensible advantage

 

Evolving FERC orders, intensifying NERC CIP requirements, accelerating large-load growth, and rising system costs are increasing regulatory complexity for electric utilities. Danovo Energy Solutions helps clients build a comprehensive understanding of their regulatory position and forward-looking strategy; one that meets compliance obligations, reduces regulatory risk, and holds up under commission and intervenor scrutiny.

Our Regulatory Service Offerings

 

From regulatory strategy and rate case execution to large load tariff design and FERC/NERC compliance, we help clients build positions that hold up under commission and intervenor scrutiny.

 

 

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State Commissions: Where cost recovery is decided
  • Rate cases
  • Testimony, data requests, and intervenor strategy
  • Cost of service, rate design, and large-load tariffs
  • IRP, resilience, and grid modernization filings
FERC/NERC: Transmission, markets, reliability
  • Interconnection strategy and tariff filings
  • Reliability standards and CIP programs
  • Computational-load registration and CLO standards
  • CMEP audits, self-reports, and mitigation
RTOs and ISOs: Interconnection standards, market access
  • Stakeholder process briefings on issue-specific matters
  • Capacity, queue, and large-load rule development
  • State-entity and relevant state entity coordination
  • Translating RTO outcomes into state proceedings
The Utility: Tariffs, retail rates, interconnection timelines
  • Large-load service applications and ESAs
  • Interconnection studies and queue position
  • Special contracts, minimum bills, curtailment terms
  • The data the EDC needs for RTO and NERC compliance

How We Support Our Clients

A proven, four-stage approach

 

  • Assess: Commission mapping, compliance posture review, stakeholder analysis.
  • Benchmark: Peer rate case outcomes, regulatory strategy, and compliance maturity.
  • Strategize: Exposure scoring and prioritized near- and long-term actions.
  • Roadmap: Phased action plans with owners, timelines, and milestones.

Proven Results

 

Danovo Energy Solutions has supported clients with industry-leading regulatory and compliance projects. These translate into better regulatory outcomes, reduced compliance risks, and stronger cost management.

 

 

Compliance management and regulatory advisory

Risk vision strategy reassessment
  • Supported a major Western IOU in defining governance structure and a strategic roadmap for its electric risk management function.
End-to-end wildfire mitigation strategy
  • Built a data-driven, 10-year investment prioritization framework for a Hawaiian utility, aligning risk, cost, and regulatory goals.
General rate case testimony support
  • Assisted a major California IOU in a contested CPUC general rate case, from pre-filed testimony through disallowance risk mitigation.
Comprehensive compliance program development
  • Designed a multi-workstream FERC/NERC compliance program spanning six engineering departments.

Why Danovo Energy Solutions?

Regulatory filings, rate cases, and compliance programs are won or lost on the strength of the record behind them. Our advisors combine deep regulatory expertise with real utility operational knowledge — across FERC, NERC, ISO/RTO, and state commission proceedings — to build positions and programs that hold up under commission review, intervenor challenge, and audit scrutiny.

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