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James H. Byrd
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James H. Byrd

Partner

202.753.3412
Washington, DC
jbyrd@mccarter.com

James Byrd represents public gas systems in regulatory and transactional matters and counsels rural electric cooperatives and consumer advocates in a variety of electricity and gas transactions and proceedings.

Jim represents publicly owned gas systems and power generators served by more than a dozen pipelines located across the country in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and appellate courts. He also represents consumer advocates in a variety of regulatory proceedings involving retail gas and electricity suppliers.

His transactional work includes representing public gas systems in matters concerning the acquisition of gas supply, asset management, transportation services, and contracts involving service to end users. For electric power generators, he negotiates gas supply, storage, and transportation arrangements.

Prior to entering private practice in 1987, Jim served as Senior Attorney in the General Counsel’s Office of the Edison Electric Institute, where he focused primarily on regulatory and legislative matters.

Representative Matters

Public Natural Gas Distributor—Rate case win

Obtained a favorable settlement for our public natural gas distributor client against an interstate pipeline that had requested a net triple-digit rate increase and numerous tariff changes that would have adversely affected service and imposed additional costs on affected customers, including our client. This was the first rate case filed by the pipeline in 17 years.

Natural gas distributor— Rejection of adverse tariff changes

Obtained favorable rulings that rejected numerous tariff changes proposed by an interstate pipeline while opposing a significant rate increase.

Florida electric generator – Natural gas project development

Assisted a Florida power generator in negotiating natural gas transportation and gas supply agreements to support the development of a new gas-fired power plant, including agreements involving the construction of a new intrastate pipeline lateral and upstream capacity expansions on interstate pipelines. 

Florida city—Natural gas transportation agreement

Assisted a Florida city utility in negotiating agreements for natural gas transportation service involving the construction of a new intrastate gas pipeline, an interconnection to a new pipeline, and access to service on an upstream interstate pipeline.

Public natural gas distributor—Pipeline rate case

Negotiated a settlement of a pipeline rate case for a public gas distributor that cut a proposed rate increase by 80 percent and resulted in revisions to the pipeline’s rate structure that should provide long-term cost reductions.

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Recognitions

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The Best Lawyers in America, Energy Law, Washington, DC, 2008–2023
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Washington, DC Super Lawyer, 2013
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Top Utility Lawyers, Public Utilities Fortnightly, 2011
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Services

Energy & Utilities
Environment & Energy
Environment & Energy Litigation
Environment & Energy Strategic Counseling
Environment & Energy Transactions

Education

Wayne State University, School of Law JD, 1980
Michigan State University BS and BA, with high honors, 1976

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia
Michigan

Judicial Clerkships

Judicial Law Clerk
Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan

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Energy Bar Association

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The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 153 McCarter Attorneys in 2023 Referral Guide; Names Four “Lawyer of the Year”
The Best Lawyers in America
8.19.2022
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Events|Speaking Engagement
Transco’s 2018 Rate Case-Big Changes or Déjà Vu?
Carolinas Public Gas Association’s Annual Meeting
9.11.2018
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