Jackson Walker partner Michael J. Nasi served as a featured speaker at the 11th Annual Government Affairs Conference presented by Southwest Power Pool (SPP) in Washington, D.C., today. In a presentation titled “Overview of Federal Executive Actions Impacting the Grid, Including EPA Regulatory Reforms,” examined key presidential directives now shaping U.S. energy policy and their implications for electric-grid reliability and environmental compliance.

The conference also included remarks from policymakers and industry leaders such as Congressman (and SD Gubernatorial candidate) Dusty Johnson, Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak, FERC Chairman David Rosner, Patrick J. McCormick III (Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee), Lanny Watkins (Southwest Power Pool), Eric Grey (Edison Electric Institute), Amy Thomas (American Public Power Association), and Montee Wynn (National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association).

SPP is a nonprofit regional transmission organization (RTO) mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure reliable power supplies, adequate transmission infrastructure, and competitive wholesale electricity prices for its members.

Meet Mike

Michael J. Nasi is the founder and Chair of Jackson Walker’s Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) group and Chair of the Digital Infrastructure & Data Centers practice. His practice encompasses numerous federal and state environmental and utility regulatory programs, with a focus on environmental and utility regulatory counseling and litigation for the power sector, as well as project development incentives and power market reforms.

Mike has been an expert witness and speaker at hearings, energy policy events, and classrooms across the country, including the White House and the United Nations, and is published in several trade, law, and business journals on environmental and energy law. He participates on advisory boards or as counsel for several state and regional energy research initiatives, including the Wyoming Energy Agency, North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) Foundation Board, the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB), the Energy Council, and the University of Houston Center for Carbon Management in Energy (CCME).