Andrea R. Kells
Associate
Karen Bishop
202.828.5800 x5856
Andrea R. Kells is a regulatory attorney, advising and representing natural gas and electric clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and telecommunications clients before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Representative Matters
Represent major U.S. importer and shipper of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Shell, in rate proceedings at the FERC.
Represented municipal public power company in seeking refunds from bankrupt power seller.
Advises electric power and natural gas marketers regarding both federal and state regulatory compliance issues.
Advised major U.S. energy company regarding FCC regulatory obligations concerning the transfer of approximately 500 radio licenses.
Advises Southeastern investor-owned utility on regulatory obligations pursuant to FERC regulations.
Represents California municipal water district in FERC proceeding regarding proposed advanced pumped storage project and associated transmission facilities.
Publications and Speeches
"The Energy Policy Act's Reliability Provisions:Uncontroversial, Yes, but Doomed to Ineffectiveness," Electricity Journal, January/Feburary 2006.
Education
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2004
B.A., cum laude, Duke University, 1999
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
North Carolina
Affiliations
Energy Bar AssociationNorth Carolina Bar Association